Life Sciences

University of Southern California, Saban Research Institute reports research in life sciences

Published in Hospital Business Week, March 14th, 2010

New research, 'Development of hypothalamic neural networks controlling appetite,' is the subject of a report. "The hypothalamus plays an essential role in controlling appetite during adult life. It undergoes tremendous growth beginning early in gestation and continuing during the postnatal period," scientists in the United States report.

"During this developmental period, a variety of processes shape the hypothalamic nuclei involved in the control of eating. These include the birth of new cells that populate these areas (neurogenesis), the migration of these cells to their final destinations, selective neuronal death, and, finally, the development of functional neural...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2010-03-14)

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