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·November 15, 2018·4 min read

Seeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse Study

Researchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.

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·October 22, 2018·3 min read

Targeting a Hunger Hormone to Treat Obesity

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.

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·October 8, 2018·4 min read

Out Like a Light”: Brain’s Sleep Switch Identified

Researchers have identified a set of neurons, located in a region of the hypothalamus, that may be the switch that turns the brain off, allowing for sleep. The neurons are also tied to body temperature regulation.

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·September 24, 2018·3 min read

Brain Region for Stress Control is Larger in Depressed People

Researchers report the hypothalamus is, on average, five percent larger in those with mood disorders like major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, than it is in those without depression.

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·September 13, 2018·4 min read

New Brain Process Responsible for Long Term Stress Identified

Researchers have identified a new neural mechanism that contributes to long term stress and PTSD. The study reports the mechanism is mediated by brain fluid in areas associated with stress response.

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·September 11, 2018·5 min read

Immune Cells Play Key Role in Determining Male or Female Characteristics in Developing Brain

A new study reports mast cells play a key role in determining sex differences in the developing brain.

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·August 26, 2018·4 min read

Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified

Researchers have identified two subpopulations of neurons in the BNST that connect to separate populations of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus which appear to drive two opposing emotional states; avoidance and reward seeking

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·August 25, 2018·5 min read

Destructive Mechanism That Blocks the Brain from Knowing When to Stop Eating Identified

Researchers report mice fed a high fat diet produce an enzyme called MMP-2, which results in leptin being blocked from binding to its receptors. This, they report, prevents neurons from signaling that the stomach is full. The study suggests blocking MMP-2 may help people with obesity to lose weight.

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·July 26, 2018·5 min read

A New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact Anorexia

Researchers report the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and a drive for thinness in those with anorexia.

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·July 20, 2018·3 min read

A Peek Into the Interplay Between Sleep and Wakefulness

Researchers have identified novel neural pathways that help regulate sleep and wakefulness.

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·July 10, 2018·2 min read

Researchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female Mice

By inducing hot flashes, most commonly associated with menopause, in both male and female mice, researchers discover Kiss1 neurons initiate a fast boost in skin temperature followed by a drop in core body temperature.

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·July 9, 2018·4 min read

Vaginal Microbiome May Influence Stress Levels of Offspring

A new mouse study reveals pups of mothers who faced prenatal stress and who were exposed, by birth, to maternal vaginal microbiota had decreased body weight and exhibited increased stress hormones as adults.

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hypothalamus

Seeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse Study

Targeting a Hunger Hormone to Treat Obesity

Out Like a Light”: Brain’s Sleep Switch Identified

Brain Region for Stress Control is Larger in Depressed People

New Brain Process Responsible for Long Term Stress Identified

Immune Cells Play Key Role in Determining Male or Female Characteristics in Developing Brain

Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified

Destructive Mechanism That Blocks the Brain from Knowing When to Stop Eating Identified

A New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact Anorexia

A Peek Into the Interplay Between Sleep and Wakefulness

Researchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female Mice

Vaginal Microbiome May Influence Stress Levels of Offspring

Losing Smell Triggers Severe Clinical Depression

Trauma Therapy Reverses PTSD in Psychosis Patients

Why We Are Misjudging How Childhood Trauma Changes the Body

Everyday Habit Changes Lowers Dementia Risk

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