From comfort eating to hormonal levels contributing to a desire for sweets, many studies have investigated why women with PMS often crave certain foods. Researchers explore why food cravings may occur, and what can be done to suppress them for women with premenstrual syndrome.
Researchers report addictive cravings can be detected in the brain after death.
A new study reports believing a cigarette contains nicotine satisfied a smoker's cravings.
FGF21, a hormone created in the liver in response to increased levels of sugar, acts in the brain to suppress sugar intake and controls the preference for sweet-tasting foods.
Researchers may be able to affect what fruit flies eat by controlling neurons that regulate protein hunger.
People who consume coffee regularly have enhanced sensitivity to odors associated with caffeine. Those who drink more than 4 cups a day can identify the smell of coffee faster, and at weaker concentrations than those who drink less daily.
Researchers have engineered a new enzyme that breaks down nicotine in the bloodstream before it reaches the brain. The treatment reduces the urge to smoke and reverses signs of nicotine dependence, preventing relapse.
According to researchers, the ambient scent of foods can help to reduce cravings and satisfy the appetite.
Findings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.
A new study could help explain how the hungry brain hinders dieting.
A lack of REM sleep may lead to an increased desire to consume unhealthy foods, a new study reports.
A new study sheds light on the neurobiology of cravings for certain foods women experience while pregnant. According to researchers, during pregnancy, the brain undergoes alterations to functional connections in the reward systems, as well as taste and sensorimotor centers. Pregnant females become more sensitive to sweet foods and develop binge eating behaviors toward high-calorie foods. Pregnancy induces a full reorganization of the mesolimbic neural circuits via D2R dopaminergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens.