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Adrenal Insufficiency and PWS


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Two Leptin Studies Utilizing Neuroimaging and Leptin Administration

Leptin is a hormone that is derived from fat tissues which provides information to the brain about energy stores. [ Read more . . . ]

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Peptide YY and Obesity: A Promising New Examination


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Necdin, Serotonin, and Breathing Problems in Prader-Willi Syndrome


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Examining Neural Mechanisms of Hunger


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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Its Role in Obesity


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An Obsessive Compulsive Mouse

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects about 2% of the [ Read more . . . ]

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If I had three wishes......

[Contributed by Mayim Bialik, Ph.D.]   The Sentence Completion and Three Wishes Tasks: One of the great challenges in studies of individuals with PWS and others with cognitive or linguis [ Read more . . . ]

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What's new with ghrelin??


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Sibutramine evaluated in PWS

Individuals with PWS are, in many ways, perfect subjects for studying the effectiveness of candidate obesity drugs. [ Read more . . . ]

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