MRAP

Genes are like the body's instruction manual. Sometimes, tiny mistakes in these instructions can lead to big problems. This is what happened in two unusual medical cases. Both individuals had a rare condition called familial glucocorticoid deficiency type 2. This condition makes it hard for the body to handle stress. It's like having a car without a proper engine. Th...

Ever wonder why some people have a harder time stopping themselves from eating? Well, it might have something to do with the way their brains get signals about hunger and fullness. Scientists studied what happens when changes, called variants, occur in a protein called MRAP2. This protein helps guide messages sent by another protein, MC4R, which tells your brain to s...