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‘Hunger Hormone’ Linked to Memory in Alzheimer’s Study

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2019

A study that used postmortem brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients and mouse models found the hunger hormone ghrelin is linked to cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with the disease. ... Read More...

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Meal timing strategies appear to lower appetite and improve fat burning

Neuroscience NewsJuly 26, 2019

Utilizing mealtime strategies, such as intermittent fasting or early eating, can help improve fat burning and reduce appetite. Those who practice early eating restricted feeding strategies had lower levels of ghrelin and improved fat burning.... Read More...

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Gut-Brain Connection Signals Behavioral Alterations While Eating: Worm Study

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2018

Researchers have identified neurons in the guts of C. elegans that detect when bacteria are ingested and release a neurotransmitter that signals the brain to halt locomotion. ... Read More...

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Gut Hormone Increases Response to Food

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

Researchers discover activity in brain regions involved in reward response from dopamine was higher in subjects injected with the hormone ghrelin, but only when responding to images associated with food smells. The study reports ghrelin controls the extent to which the brain associates reward with food odors.... Read More...

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Is the Gut or Brain More Important in Regulating Appetite and Metabolism?

Neuroscience NewsNovember 19, 2018

Researchers debate the roles of the gut and brain hormones play in regulating appetite and metabolism.... Read More...

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Targeting a Hunger Hormone to Treat Obesity

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2018

Researchers have identified a signaling pathway that appears to be responsible for hunger. Targeting the pathway, researchers say, could be key to finding new treatments to curb obesity.... Read More...

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Weight Loss Success Linked with Active Self Control Regions of Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

A new neuroimaging study found those who achieved greater success at losing weight showed increased activation in regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with self control.... Read More...

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Neurons Derived From Super-Obese People Respond Differently to Appetite Hormone

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

According to researchers, neurons generated from super obese people are more likely to dysregulate hormones related to hunger and feeding behaviors.... Read More...

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