hypothalamus Research Articles - Page 13 of 13

The image shows a drawing of the brain with the hypothalamus marked by an arrow and highlighted in orange.

Breakthrough in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control

Neuroscience NewsApril 5, 2013

Researchers discover a population of cells, called tanycytes, are capable of generating new appetite regulating neurons in the brains of both young and adult rodents. The discovery could offer new avenues for tackling obesity.... Read More...

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Brain Neurons and Diet Influence Onset of Obesity and Diabetes in Mice

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2012

The absence of a specific type of neuron in the brain can lead to obesity and diabetes in mice report researchers. The outcome, however, depends on the type of diet that the animals are fed.... Read More...

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Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2012

Electrical brain stimulation targeting the “dysregulated reward circuitry” could make deep brain stimulation a new option for the difficult-to-treat problem of obesity.... Read More...

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Neurons That Control Overeating Also Drive Appetite for Cocaine

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2012

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain that controls hunger, and found that these neurons are not on... Read More...

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Molecular Duo Dictate Weight and Energy Levels

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 28, 2012

Yale University researchers have discovered a key cellular mechanism that may help the brain control how much we eat, what we weigh, and how much energy we have... Read More...

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Eat Today, Pay Tomorrow: Lean Women Think Ahead

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2011

Study reveals possible gender-specific influence of overeating on the brain.Being overweight is accompanied by changes in brain structure and behaviour.... Read More...

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Brain Pathway Links Nicotine and Weight Loss

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2011

Smokers often gain weight when they quit. A new study in mice may help explain why. Scientists have pinpointed a brain receptor that seems to mediate nicotine’s... Read More...

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Fruit Fly’s Response to Starvation Could Help Control Human Appetites

Neuroscience NewsMarch 31, 2011

Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous system’s response to smell, ... Read More...

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News

Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neuroscience

Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neurology

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition

Frontotemporal dementia is associated with alterations in immune system function

AI

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

Investigating the full spectrum of suicide

New insights into biological underpinnings of schizophrenia

Researchers discover potential therapy to treat detrimental effects of marijuana

hypothalamus

Breakthrough in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control

Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Obesity?

Neurons That Control Overeating Also Drive Appetite for Cocaine

Molecular Duo Dictate Weight and Energy Levels

Eat Today, Pay Tomorrow: Lean Women Think Ahead

Brain Pathway Links Nicotine and Weight Loss

Fruit Fly’s Response to Starvation Could Help Control Human Appetites