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Researchers identify new hunger pathway in the brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 24, 2019

Newly identified network in the hypothalamus alters feeding behaviors on a shorter timescale. The pathway affects food intake and body weight by releasing GABA, which may occur due to the detection, and not the consumption of food.... Read More...

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Too hungry to learn: New research provides food for thought

Neuroscience NewsApril 9, 2019

While food insecurity was overall associated with lower cognitive scores in children, those who experienced food insecurity by age five, but later became food secure, showed further reduced scores in reading and vocabulary development. ... Read More...

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Gut Hormone and Brown Fat Interact to Tell the Brain It’s Time to Stop Eating

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2018

A new study reports brown fat interacts with secretin, a gut hormone, to signal the feeling of fullness to the brain while eating.... 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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Link Between Hunger and Mood Identified

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 25, 2018

Researchers report a sudden drop in glucose when we are hungry can negatively impact our mood. ... Read More...

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Got the ‘Drunchies’? How Heavy Drinking Affects Diet

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2018

Researchers examine typical eating habits after a night of drinking.... Read More...

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How the Brain Reacts to Food May Be Linked to Overeating

Neuroscience NewsJuly 19, 2018

A new study reports when certain brain areas react more strongly to food rewards than financial rewards, children are more likely to overeat, even if they are not hungry or overweight.... Read More...

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Hungry? A Newly Discovered Neural Circuit May Be to Blame

Neuroscience NewsJuly 5, 2018

Researchers have identified a subset of neurons in a region of the hypothalamus that play a critical role in regulating feeding and appetite in mice.... Read More...

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Hunger Can Lead to Anger, but It’s More Complicated Than a Drop in Sugar

Neuroscience NewsJune 11, 2018

According to researchers, feeling 'hangry' may be more than just a drop in blood sugar levels. A new study reports anger related to hunger may be an emotional response to environmental cues, personality and your biology.... Read More...

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Got an Appetite That Won’t Subside? You’ve Got Hungry Peptides

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2018

The brain regulates hunger and appetite by releasing a neuropeptide through cerebrospinal fluid, researchers report.... Read More...

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We’ll Pay More for Unhealthy Foods We Crave

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2018

According to a new NYU study, people are willing to pay more money for unhealthy foods when craving them. Additionally, we are willing to pay disproportionately more for bigger portion sizes of the foods we crave.... Read More...

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Being Hungry Turns Off Perception of Chronic Pain

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2018

Researchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry. ... Read More...

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Researchers identify new hunger pathway in the brain

Too hungry to learn: New research provides food for thought

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