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Dr. Genevieve Dunton's research lab at the Keck School of Medicine is studying how COVID-19 impacts physical activity and mental health.
Schedule for 2017 DORI symposium.
Drs. Tom Buchanan and Steven Mittelman were on KPCC Friday, 9/23, morning. Below is the link to the audio:
The genetic architecture of common traits, including the number, frequency, and effect sizes of inherited variants that contribute to individual risk, has been long debated. Genome-wide association studies have identified scores of common variants associated with type 2 diabetes, but in aggregate, these explain only a fraction of the heritability of this disease.
USC researchers have identified a gene variant that decreases the risk of heart disease — but only among women. Men who carry the variant receive no protective effect.
Hooman Allayee, senior author of the study and associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, said scientists have long known that heart disease affects men and women differently, but what causes the difference has not been entirely clear. This new finding may shed light on that mystery.
New study offers hope of future treatments to help prevent weight problems
Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles reveal an unexpected role for ghrelin in early brain development and show its long-term impact on appetite regulation. Their study was published online on January 20 by The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Sugar consumption led to memory problems and brain inflammation. Studying rats as model subjects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
