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The Zigman lab at UT Southwestern studies hormonal/neuronal interactions that control eating, body weight, blood glucose, islet function, & more #ghrelin #LEAP2
Aug 23, 2023 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
The 2nd half of Chapter 1 of A Deadly Feast (Book 3 of The #GhrelinMurders Trilogy) now continues......

(Get caught up on the 1st half of Chapter 1 here:
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Image Gasps and startled exclamations filled the air as panic rippled through the crowd. The celebratory atmosphere shattered, replaced by a primal fear that gripped everyone in its icy talons.
Aug 22, 2023 • 25 tweets • 4 min read
"A Deadly Feast": Chapter 1: The Red Feast

Begins below.
Enjoy!

#OW2023 #SFN2023 #neurotwitter #AcademicTwitter #hormones #ghrelin #LEAP2

The scent of anticipation lingered in the air..... Image The scent of anticipation lingered in the air as the administrative team of the Center for Hypothalamic Research meticulously arranged a grand celebratory meal. The occasion was one that would forever be etched in the annals of scientific history.
Jun 2, 2023 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
If ur enjoying "The Ghrelin Murders": A Hormone Murder-Mystery in 10 Chapters, check our @ZigmanLab @oceankripa latest paper on #ghrelin & #recurrenthypoglycemia @NIDDKgov frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… Find authors @oceankripa @deepapli1 at #ENDO2023 @TheEndoSociety
and Now Chapter 6 Image Chapter 6: "Conflicting Desires".
Dr. Jeffrey Zigman was at a crossroads, torn between two seemingly irreconcilable paths. On one hand, his scientific career hung in the balance, with multiple grants demanding his attention. Without securing the necessary financial support,...
Jun 2, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
While the fictional boss is investigating a murder-mystery, @oceankripa is doing the real work with @SalilVarshney7 @deepapli1 & others investigating the potential role for #ghrelin in hypoglycemia unawareness associated with recurrent hypoglycemia. #T1DM doi.org/10.3389/fendo.… Image Recurrent episodes of insulin-induced hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes can result in hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure, characterized by a compromised response to hypoglycemia by counterregulatory hormones (counterregulatory response) and hypoglycemia unawareness.
Jun 1, 2023 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
Chapter 5: "Canadian Connections"
Dr. Jeffrey Zigman's investigation into the murder mystery had taken an unexpected turn, with intriguing clues pointing towards a Canadian connection.
@ObesitySociety @SSIBsociety @UTSWInternalMed @AbizaidAlfie @Jeff_Neuro @DanielJDrucker Image Determined to uncover the truth, he reached out to his close scientific colleague, Dr. Alfonso Abizaid, a renowned researcher in Canada who shared Dr. Zigman's passion for ghrelin research. Image
May 31, 2023 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
And now, Chapter 4 of The Ghrelin Murders: Earlobes and Maple Secrets. #ghrelin #ghrelinmurders #hormonemurdermystery
Dr. Jeffrey Zigman found himself immersed in a world where ghrelin, neurocircuitry, and the mysteries of the mind intertwined with the perplexing murder case. Image As he continued his investigation, he couldn't shake the significance of the handwritten clue mentioning "earlobes." It seemed like an unlikely detail, but Dr. Zigman knew that sometimes the most peculiar elements held the key to unraveling a mystery.