FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2022·4 min readHow the Liver Can Control the Brain and BehaviorThe liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2018·4 min readSeeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse StudyResearchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 13, 2016·4 min readDepriving Deadly Brain Tumors Of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ HeelDepriving glioblastoma brain cancer cells of cholesterol caused tumor regression and prolonged survival in mouse models of the disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 27, 2016·5 min readIndicators of Parkinson’s Found in Unexpected PlacesGenetic changes associated with Parkinson's disease have been found in liver, fat, immune and developmental cells, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2016·5 min readCopper is Essential for Burning FatResearchers report that without enough copper, fat builds up in fat cells without being used.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 21, 2015·4 min readTBI Triggers Liver to Produce Protein Tied to InflammationA new study reveals how TBI produces an immune response in the liver.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2015·4 min readAges Apart: How the Brain and Liver Age DifferentlyA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 19, 2013·4 min readDrug Shows Early Promise in Treating Liver Failure-Related SeizuresA new study reports a potential new treatment for seizures which often occur in children with genetic metabolic disorders and people with liver failure.Read More
