FeaturedNeuroscience·May 12, 2016·5 min readBrain Cells That Aid Appetite Control Identified in MiceResearchers report their discovery could open new doors for the development of drugs to control obesity and weight gain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 12, 2022·5 min readA Possible Neural Link Between Early Life Trauma and Binge-Eating Disorder Discovered8 in 10 sufferers of binge eating disorders experienced trauma during childhood. Researchers discovered leptin is less effective in the lateral hypothalamus of those who suffered childhood trauma.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 12, 2020·3 min readExercise Makes Female Rats Hungrier and Sustains Weight GainStudy in rats reveals sex differences may play a key role in the effectiveness of exercise as an appetite regulator. Exercising female rats ate more than those who did not partake in physical activity. The same effect was not seen in males.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 2, 2019·3 min readNew brain mechanisms regulating body weight identified: Rodent studyInterleukin-6 interacts with leptin in the lateral parabrachial nucleus to reduce food intake. Reducing IL-6 in the IPBL increases weight gain and could help explain why some are more prone to overeating and obesity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 19, 2018·3 min readIs 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2018·5 min readGut-Brain Connection Signals Behavioral Alterations While Eating: Worm StudyResearchers have identified neurons in the guts of C. elegans that detect when bacteria are ingested and release a neurotransmitter that signals the brain to halt locomotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 14, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat Diets Can Impair Critical Motivational PathwayA new study reports high fat diets can impair the function of the mesolimbic dopamine system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2016·4 min readHow The Brain Controls Our AppetiteA new study reports researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the enzyme that controls our appetite in response to low glucose availability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 23, 2023·5 min readLeptin Helps Hungry Mice Choose Sex Over FoodWhen their brains are stimulated with leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone, hungry mice prioritize mating and interacting with mice of the opposite gender over eating.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 13, 2014·3 min readProteins Causing Daytime Sleepiness Tied to Bone FormationResearchers discover Orexin, a protein associated with daytime sleepiness, may also play a critical role in bone development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 18, 2018·6 min readLeptin’s Neural Circuit IdentifiedA new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2016·4 min readSleep Deprivation May Cause People to Eat More CaloriesResearchers report sleep deprivation may cause people to consume more calories the following day.Read More