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·January 12, 2019·13 min read

Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm

UCSF researchers report the food and beverage industries push sugary products while obfuscating the significant health issues added sugars can cause. The findings shed light on sugars' link to disease and exposes industrial tactics to downplay the public health risks of diets too high in sugar.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 19, 2018·3 min read

Is the Gut or Brain More Important in Regulating Appetite and Metabolism?

Researchers debate the roles of the gut and brain hormones play in regulating appetite and metabolism.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 14, 2018·4 min read

Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

For those who find it difficult to exercise, taking a hot bath can help improve inflammation and glucose levels, a new study reports.

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·October 12, 2018·4 min read

Effects of High Fat Diet May Be Passed on For Three Generations

Researchers report high fat diet in female mice can have an epigenetic effect on future generations. The study found high fat diets had lead to an increased risk of obesity, insulin resistance and addictive behaviors over three generations of offspring.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·October 1, 2018·6 min read

Cancer Hijacks the Microbiome to Glut Itself on Glucose

Researchers report leukemia undercuts the normal ability of cells to consume glucose, leaving more glucose available to help feed the growth of cancer cells.

Featured Neurology

·July 2, 2018·7 min read

Experimental Drug Stops Parkinson’s Progression: Mouse Study

A newly developed experimental drug, that contains similar compounds to those in diabetes medications, slows the progression of Parkinson's in mouse models of the disease, researchers report.

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·June 28, 2018·4 min read

Obesity Plus Aging Linked to Alzheimer’s Markers in the Brain

A new study reports high sugar and fat based diets that lead to obesity, coupled with the normal aging process, may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 15, 2018·4 min read

Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Parkinson’s?

According to researchers, people with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease later in life. The study reports the risk may be higher for younger people and those with complications related to diabetes.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 7, 2018·5 min read

Brain Activity May Explain Diabetics’ Negative Feelings and Increased Depression Risk

According to researchers, people with diabetes may be at increased risk of suffering from depression as a result of biological problems in regulating sugar levels that influence emotional response in the brain. Using EEG, researchers discovered those with higher levels of insulin resistance showed greater response to negative images.

Featured Neurology

·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Brain Chemical Blamed For Old Age Mental Decline Could Hold Key to Its Reversal

Researchers report keeping levels of KYNA low throughout a worm's life can help prevent the onsite of age-related cognitive decline.

Featured Neurology

·October 24, 2017·6 min read

Dolphin Brains Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers discover tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brains of older dolphins that had died after being washed up on the Spanish coast.

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·August 17, 2017·4 min read

Recently Discovered Protein Controls Appetite and Body Fat Composition

NPGL, a recently discovered protein, influences fat storage in the human body, even when on a calorie restricted diet. Researchers believe this mechanism had evolutionary benefits and the protein could be a potential target to treat obesity.

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