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Another look at leptin

Another look at leptin

Fred Hutch researchers discover molecular switch for an appetite-regulating hormone, reviving dashed hopes for an obesity drug
Hutch NewsJuly 01, 2024
Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award

Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award

Obesity researcher explores how mitochondria may be conduit by which fat influences brain health
Hutch NewsJuly 31, 2023
Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow

Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow

Award will allow Rajan Lab postdoc to study why fat sends mitochondrial components to the brain
Hutch NewsJune 23, 2023
Tip Sheet: Cancer health disparities, app to stop smoking, diversity in COVID-19 vaccine trials — and more

Tip Sheet: Cancer health disparities, app to stop smoking, diversity in COVID-19 vaccine trials — and more

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news, plus resources for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month
News ReleasesOctober 01, 2020
Fruit flies add more weight to theory that individual bodies have set points

Fruit flies add more weight to theory that individual bodies have set points

Researchers discover that a neural circuit responsible for sensing energy stores is designed to reset itself
Hutch NewsSeptember 24, 2020
Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Hormone alerts brain to fat-storage status, but its packaging system goes awry in obesity
Hutch NewsOctober 09, 2017