Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous...
It is widely known that smoking inhibits appetite, but what is not known, is what triggers this process in the...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain...
Researchers have new evidence in rats to explain how it is that chocolate candies can be so completely irresistible. The urge to overeat such deliciously sweet and fatty treats traces to an unexpected part of the brain and its production of a natural, opium-like chemical.
New research sheds light on why images of enticing food affect us less when we are full.
A new study finds the state of satiation affects perception of risk and decision making.
Researchers find a key function of the neuropeptide sNPF which regulates sleep, hunger and metabolism in Drosophila.
A new study reveals a molecular process in the brain which impacts how much energy we can burn and how much weight we can lose.
According to a new study, the marijuana 'munchies' appear to be driven by neurons which are usually involved in suppressing hunger.
A new study could have positive implications for developing anti obesity treatments.
According to a new study, researchers have successfully converted adult skin cells into hypothalamic-like neurons.
AGRP neurons are responsible for those feelings of hunger which can make it more difficult to resist snacks when on a diet, a new study reports.
