'Sticky' brain cells may confuse us into eating more
New research from A/Prof Garron Dodd, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, recently published in Nature has shown that impaired brain cells linked to body weight and hunger can be restored – opening up new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
In his Pursuit article ‘’Sticky’ brain cells may confuse us into eating more', A/Prof Dodd discusses his latest research focusing on the discovery that our brain cells (neurons) can become trapped in a dense, glue-like substance known as the extracellular matrix when a person has type 2 diabetes.
Read the full article via Pursuit, the University of Melbourne’s online news, analysis, research and insights channel.
