Endocrine Abstracts

Malthus said human population was limited by starvation. We are the survivors of previous rounds of starvation. Obesity is a survival characteristic! Unsurprisingly, now food is plentiful we are dying of obesity, and ways of controlling appetite are needed. It is thus essential to understand how the brain controls energy expenditure and appetite. The hypothalamus is the key centre regulating energy balance. It integrates several inputs. Higher centres give psychological inform...

Steve Bloom, Division of Investigative Science, Imperial College, London, UK AbstractProfessor Bloom is currently Chairman and Chief of Service for the Directorate of Pathology, Therapy Services and Endocrinology for Hammersmith Hospitals Trust (Chelsea Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital), and Head of Division of Investigative Science, Imperial College School of Medicine....