Seeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse Study
Researchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.... Read More...
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Leptin’s Neural Circuit Identified
A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.... Read More...
Shutting Off Hunger’s Alarm System
Researchers have identified a mechanism that drives hunger. A new study reports the sight or smell of food can temporarily turn of AgRP neurons, which drive the urge to eat. These neurons remain inactive until the brain receives a signal from the gut that calories have been consumed.... Read More...
Brain Switch Tells Body to Burn Fat After a Meal
Researchers report the brain's ability to sense insulin and coordinate feeding with energy expenditure is controlled by a mechanism that is turned on after fasting to inhibit insulin response and conserve energy. After feeding, the mechanism is turned off to facilitate insulin response and expend energy. However, in obese people, researchers believe the switch may stay on all the time. ... Read More...
Key Link Between Brain Circuits Governing Hunger and Cravings Revealed
A new study could help explain how the hungry brain hinders dieting.... Read More...
Insight Into the Brain’s Control of Hunger and Satiety
New findings revise the current models for homeostatic control, researchers report.... Read More...
A New Player in Appetite Control
Researchers report glia play a critical role in feeding behavior and appetite control.... Read More...
Hunger Neurons Are Regulated by a Protein Activated During Fasting
Researchers discover a control mechanism for neurons involved in hunger and eating disorders.... Read More...
Why Your Diet is Doomed: ‘Hunger’ Neurons Promote Negative Feelings
Researchers report that your hypothalamic neurons could be to blame why your diet is making you feel negative.... Read More...
Researchers Redefine Role of Brain’s ‘Hunger Circuit’
A new study could have positive implications for developing anti obesity treatments.... Read More...
Brain Neurons and Diet Influence Onset of Obesity and Diabetes in Mice
The absence of a specific type of neuron in the brain can lead to obesity and diabetes in mice report researchers. The outcome, however, depends on the type of diet that the animals are fed.... Read More...