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·August 5, 2020·3 min read

Scientists Discover the Switch That Makes Human Brown Fat Burn Energy

Beta2-adrenergic receptors in brown fat cells are responsible for stimulating thermogenesis.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Paying attention alters how the brain allocates its limited energy. As the brain uses more energy to process information we attend to, the less energy is supplied to processing outside our field of attention.

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·July 31, 2020·3 min read

Timing of Meals Affects Body Rhythms and Metabolic Health

Both food timing and the integrity of the internal clock in the liver altered rhythms of metabolism in mice. Almost half of the rhythmic genes are regulated by both the internal clock and when food is ingested.

Featured Neurology

·July 14, 2020·4 min read

Link Between Delirium and Brain Energy Disruption Discovered

Artificially inducing peripheral inflammation in mice triggered the sudden onset of delirium-like cognitive dysfunction, and this was mediated by a disturbance in energy metabolism.

Autism Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 18, 2020·5 min read

Unique metabolic markers detect over 50% of children affected by ASD

Blood samples reveal unique metabolic signatures in over 50% of children on the autism spectrum.

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·May 11, 2020·4 min read

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Researchers discover an important function of gamma-secretase in cells that is critical for lipid homeostasis in the brain.

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·April 28, 2020·2 min read

People with brown fat may burn 15% more calories

Study reports short-term cold exposure activates brown fat and energy metabolism, helping people with brown adipose fat burn calories 15% more than those without.

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·April 18, 2020·3 min read

Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring

Exercise during pregnancy stimulates the production of brown adipose tissue in the developing fetus. This can help reduce the risk of childhood obesity.

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·April 16, 2020·3 min read

Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

Study links olfactory perception to fat storage. Optogenetically inhibiting or activating an olfactory neural circuit in C. elegans promoted the loss or gain of fat storage.

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·March 3, 2020·5 min read

Artificial sweeteners combined with carbs may be more harmful than sweeteners alone

Consumed alone, artificial sweeteners do not appear to have a negative impact. However, when consumed with carbohydrates, insulin sensitivity changes and the brain has a decreased response to sweet tastes.

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·February 29, 2020·3 min read

When should you eat to manage your weight? Breakfast, not late-night snacks

Losing weight isn't just a case of restricting the foods or calories you eat, it also comes down to when you eat. Skipping breakfast and snacking late at night delays the body's fat-burning mechanisms.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 2, 2020·4 min read

Keto diet works best in small doses

In the short term, a ketogenic diet can help improve health as well as assist in weight loss. However, the negative effects of the keto diet start to appear after one week. Mice who were fed a ketogenic-style diet for more than seven days consumed more fat than they could burn, and had an increased risk of developing diabetes and obesity.

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metabolism

Scientists Discover the Switch That Makes Human Brown Fat Burn Energy

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Timing of Meals Affects Body Rhythms and Metabolic Health

Link Between Delirium and Brain Energy Disruption Discovered

Unique metabolic markers detect over 50% of children affected by ASD

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

People with brown fat may burn 15% more calories

Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring

Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

Artificial sweeteners combined with carbs may be more harmful than sweeteners alone

When should you eat to manage your weight? Breakfast, not late-night snacks

Keto diet works best in small doses

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

Neuromorphic Chip Decodes Brain’s Emotion Waves

How Video Gamers Make Split-Second Decisions

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