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ey0016.1-6 | New Mechanisms | ESPEYB16

1.6. Regulation of feeding by somatostatin neurons in the tuberal nucleus

SX Luo , J Huang , Q Li , H Mohammad , CY Lee , K Krishna , AM Kok , YL Tan , JY Lim , H Li , LY Yeow , J Sun , M He , J Grandjean , S Sajikumar , W Han , Y Fu

To read the full abstract: Science 2018;361:76–81.The tuberal nucleus (TN) is a hypothalamic region which is well described in humans but remains poorly defined in rodents. In this paper, the authors demonstrated by specific and sophisticated techniques the role of somatostatin expressing TN (TNSST) neurons in the control of food intake in mice. Interestingly, their resul...

ey0016.9-6 | Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk in Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB16

9.6. Late cardiovascular morbidity and mortality following pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

CN Duncan , R Brazauskas , J Huang , BE Shaw , NS Majhail , BN Savani , MED Flowers , M Battiwalla , K Beebe , AC Dietz , CC Dvorak , R Giller , DA Jacobsohn , M Kletzel , PL Martin , ER Nemecek , B Nuechterlein , JA Talano , MA Pulsipher , KS Baker

To read the full abstract: Bone Marrow Transplant. 2018 Oct; 53 (10):1278Early cardiovascular disease is relatively common among childhood cancer survivors (CCS). A high risk of accelerated atherosclerosis and a 8.2-fold higher cardiac mortality rate have been reported (1). Arterial stiffness, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adults, seems to incre...