The stress hormone cortisol modulates fuel metabolism, cardiovascular homoeostasis, mood, inflammation, and cognition. Sean and Tom contributed to a genome-wide meta-analysis that mapped genetic variants associated with plasma cortisol levels and how they affect gene expression in adipose tissues. Read the paper here.
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