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Importance of sex-specific testing shown in anxiety study
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15 Oct 2008
A Garvan scientist has flagged an important truth for the medical research community. Like their human counterparts, male and female mice are not only different, their respective genetic responses can often be the reverse of what you'd expect from pharmacological results. This has important ramifications for laboratory and clinical testing.
Low levels of PYY hormone a very early indicator of Type 2 diabetes
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10 Mar 2008
Garvan scientists have published findings showing that low levels of the hormone PYY could be used as a predictor for the development of Type 2 diabetes. Clinical studies have shown that people with a family history of Type 2 diabetes, but not yet showing signs of insulin resistance themselves, produce lower levels of PYY after eating, a very early sign of pre-diabetes.
Natural gut hormones may provide a treatment for obesity
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08 Jan 2008
Garvan researchers have shown that a hormone released naturally from the gut could be used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes. After a meal, the hormone peptide YY (PYY) is released from the gut and acts on the brain, contributing to a feeling of satiety. Researchers foresee the use of this hormone as a weight loss medication.
The molecule that can switch appetite off and on
05 Nov 2007
Researchers from the St Vincent’s Campus have identified the molecule responsible for the extreme weight loss common in late stage cancer. The findings published online in Nature Medicine suggest it may soon be possible to prevent this condition, giving people the strength to survive treatment. Conversely, the knowledge also suggests a way to switch off appetite in obese people.
How we can stop stress from making us obese
02 Jul 2007
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a molecule the body releases when stressed, can ‘unlock’ Y2 receptors in the body’s fat cells, stimulating the cells to grow in size and number.
Great opportunity for Garvan neuroscientist
30 Dec 2005
Dr Deborah Lin, a researcher in the Neuroscience program, has been awarded a full travel bursary to attend a training program at Japan’s prestigious RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Garvan researchers explain how stress makes us sick
05 Dec 2005
Garvan Institute scientists have discovered how a hormone known as neuropeptide Y (NPY) can prevent our immune system functioning properly paving the way for new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
