ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief Summary: This commentary argues to refocus the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines on the needs of low and middle-income countries, reiterating the original goals of the process to promote equitable access to medicine and improve health globally.The World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines, first published in 1977, is designed to promote equitable access to essential medicines that address the priority health needs of pop...

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...