23 Sep 2021

Late Edition - New research has looked at the hormone prolactin

From Nights, 10:40 pm on 23 September 2021

There's nothing new about being shattered during pregnancy and we all know why - or do we?  New research from Otago University has looked at the hormone prolactin - which is critical for milk production - and found it tells the brain to stop exercising.  To rest and preserve to help the body build a little human - or more than one.   Bryan talks to Dr Sharon Ladyman, who has been leading the research on mice.

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