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·April 25, 2024·4 min read

Sight and Smell of Food Kickstarts Liver Activity

Merely seeing and smelling food can activate adaptations in liver mitochondria in mice within minutes. This response is driven by the activation of POMC neurons in the brain, signaling the liver to prepare for nutrient processing by modifying mitochondrial protein through phosphorylation.

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·June 27, 2022·4 min read

How the Liver Can Control the Brain and Behavior

The liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.

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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 13, 2016·4 min read

Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors Of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ Heel

Depriving glioblastoma brain cancer cells of cholesterol caused tumor regression and prolonged survival in mouse models of the disease, a new study reports.

Image shows the location of the substantia nigra in the brain.

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·July 27, 2016·5 min read

Indicators of Parkinson’s Found in Unexpected Places

Genetic changes associated with Parkinson's disease have been found in liver, fat, immune and developmental cells, a new study reports.

Image shows the crystal structure of the cAMP-degrading enzyme phosphodiesterase PDE3B.

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·June 10, 2016·5 min read

Copper is Essential for Burning Fat

Researchers report that without enough copper, fat builds up in fat cells without being used.

Diagram shows how the brain affects the liver following TBI.

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·September 21, 2015·4 min read

TBI Triggers Liver to Produce Protein Tied to Inflammation

A new study reveals how TBI produces an immune response in the liver.

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·September 17, 2015·4 min read

Ages Apart: How the Brain and Liver Age Differently

A new study reviews the different aging processes that affect the brain and liver of rats. The findings also allowed the researchers to better understand general overall aging processes.

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·November 19, 2013·4 min read

Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related Seizures

A new study reports a potential new treatment for seizures which often occur in children with genetic metabolic disorders and people with liver failure.