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·May 16, 2024·6 min read

GLP-1 and NMDA Targeted Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise

Researchers have developed a novel weight-loss drug that combines GLP-1 with molecules targeting NMDA receptors in the brain. This "Trojan Horse" approach allows the drug to specifically target the appetite control center, leading to significant weight loss in mice.

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·April 11, 2023·3 min read

Jellyfish and Fruit Flies Shed Light on the Origin of Hunger Regulation

Researchers turn to jellyfish and fruitflies to explore the motivation to feed and shed new light on the mechanisms underlying feeding regulation.

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·April 2, 2023·4 min read

Keeping Time: Understanding the Master Clock in the Brain

Study reveals a novel molecular pathway that helps to control homeostasis and sleep rhythms in the brain.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 14, 2023·4 min read

Detecting Hidden Brain States With Mathematical Models

Using a mathematical model to study how the brain predicts information and learns, researchers discovered signals for accuracy are found in the anterior insula and anxiety affects activity levels in this brain region.

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·January 13, 2022·5 min read

Diving Deep Into the Different Effects of Morning and Evening Exercise

Study reveals how the body produces different health-promoting signaling molecules in an organ-specific manner following exercise at different points during the day.

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·July 31, 2020·3 min read

Timing of Meals Affects Body Rhythms and Metabolic Health

Both food timing and the integrity of the internal clock in the liver altered rhythms of metabolism in mice. Almost half of the rhythmic genes are regulated by both the internal clock and when food is ingested.

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·July 22, 2020·5 min read

How Neurons Reshape Inside Body Fat to Boost Its Calorie-Burning Capacity

Normally bushy networks of neural fibers within fat tissue shrink in the absence of leptin, but grow back when the hormone is administered in drug form. The alterations influence the ability to burn energy stored in fat in mouse models.

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·June 18, 2020·4 min read

How chandelier cells light up the brain

Chandelier cells have an unusual direct method of communication. Unlike other neurons, chandelier cells connect directly to the part of a target neuron that initiates a spike.

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·June 8, 2020·3 min read

Appetite can be increased by cells in the brain

Glial cells known as tanycytes deliver signals to neurons in the brain to activate appetite. Optogenetic stimulation of tanycytes increases appetite.

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·May 11, 2020·4 min read

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Researchers discover an important function of gamma-secretase in cells that is critical for lipid homeostasis in the brain.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 15, 2020·3 min read

Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Study shows how circadian clock mechanisms boost our ability to maintain our bodies when we are most active.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·September 18, 2019·5 min read

How sleepless nights compromise the health of your gut

Study reveals the function of specific immune cells, well documented as playing a significant role in gut health, is directly controlled by our circadian clock.

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Homeostasis

GLP-1 and NMDA Targeted Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise

Jellyfish and Fruit Flies Shed Light on the Origin of Hunger Regulation

Keeping Time: Understanding the Master Clock in the Brain

Detecting Hidden Brain States With Mathematical Models

Diving Deep Into the Different Effects of Morning and Evening Exercise

Timing of Meals Affects Body Rhythms and Metabolic Health

How Neurons Reshape Inside Body Fat to Boost Its Calorie-Burning Capacity

How chandelier cells light up the brain

Appetite can be increased by cells in the brain

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

How sleepless nights compromise the health of your gut

Blurry Beginnings Shape Brain’s Visual Pathways

Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Those with Deafness

Forever Chemicals May Disrupt Brain Development

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