Neighbor News has featured Dr. Prachi Singh, Director of the Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health Lab
at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center for her finding of a synthetic molecule
that helps reduce visceral fat and improve sleep. Dr. Singh has a broad interest in
obesity and obesity-related disorders with a primary focus on mechanistic role of
adipose tissue, adipokines, sleep, and sleep disorders to the development of hypertension,
insulin-resistance, and cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Singh is a past LA CaTS Center pilot grant awardee. Her LA CaTS research is titled "Addressing health disparities in African Americans - exploring sleep and developing interventions." On behalf of the entire center, we are proud to highlight Dr. Singh's findings.
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