Dr. Ellen Schur, professor (General Internal Medicine) has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for more than $1 million over 3 years for a new project titled “Assessing the effect of diet on hypothalamic gliosis in humans.” This project uses MRI to evaluate the hypothalamus for signs of inflammation due to diets high in calories, fat, and/or sugar. This may lead to a better understanding of whether poor nutrition quality leads to obesity through effects on body-weight regulating areas of the brain