With funding from ARPA-H, a team led by Columbia researchers plans to build an implantable device—filled with engineered cells—that regulates appetite, digestion, and blood sugar.
Columbia researchers found that exposure to famine early in gestation—but not in the first years of life or late gestation—increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes decades later.
A new BRAIN Initiative atlas showcases the diverse cell populations within the human hypothalamus, paving the way to discovering novel cellular targets for obesity and metabolic disease