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This shows the mushroom body in a fruit fly brain

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·September 26, 2019·4 min read

The secret of motivation

Researchers have identified a neural circuit in the brain of fruit flies that help them perform to their best ability while searching for food.

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·September 5, 2019·4 min read

Brain circuit connects feeding and mood in response to stress

A new study identifies a novel neural network regulating feeding and mood in response to chronic stress. Inhibiting the POMC to ventral tegmental area circuit increases body weight and food intake while reducing depressive symptoms in mouse models.

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·July 31, 2019·4 min read

‘Love hormone’ has stomach-turning effect in starfish

Oxytocin, a hormone commonly associated with love and bonding in humans, causes starfish to turn their stomachs inside-out to feed. The findings provide vital new evidence for the evolutionary role of oxytocin and vasopressin neuropeptides as regulators of feeding in animals.

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·February 7, 2019·6 min read

New Findings Could Make Mosquitoes More Satisfied, and Safer to Be Around

Researchers report specific drugs designed to affect human appetite work to suppress the appetite of mosquitoes.

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·July 11, 2018·4 min read

Will Introducing Solids Early Really Help a Baby Sleep Better?

Researchers challenge a recent study that claims feeding babies solid foods early may help them to sleep better.

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·January 2, 2018·1 min read

Scheduled Feeding Improves Neurodegenerative Symptoms: Mouse Study

A study to be published in eNeuro reports scheduled feeding times improved motor activity, sleep quality and quality of life in mouse models of Huntington's disease.

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·November 12, 2016·4 min read

Scientists Uncover Mechanism That Controls Feeding Behavior in Mice

Researchers have discovered the mechanism that controls feeding behavior in mice by regulating the activity of a few thousand neurons.

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·February 22, 2016·3 min read

Taste Sensors in Fly Legs Control Feeding

Researchers report taste information received from different parts of a fly's body is processed differently in the brain.The findings suggest different taste organs could have different functions.

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·June 14, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Identify Neurons that Control Feeding Behavior in Drosophila

New research identifies a pair of neurons which control the feeding behavior in Drosophila fruit flies. The discovery could help scientists better understand how the brain uses stimuli and memory to produce classically conditioned responses.