Its playful work, but its also a microcosm of the labs culture: interdisciplinary to its core, unafraid to cross boundaries, and grounded in Traversos belief that good ideas deserve to be testedeven if they fail
Off-label territory: Using GLP-1 at doses below the therapeutic target for an unlicensed indication (athletic body composition) means your physician is operating outside established guidelines
Is the treatment safe, and are there side effects
Optogenetic activation of the neurons triggered immediate meal termination and reduced bout duration and frequency, while neural inhibition prolonged bout duration and increased food intake, showing that the neurons are necessary and sufficient for satiation
For people with lupus, this matters because obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and heart disease can all make lupus outcomes worse