FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 1, 2016·3 min readTwin Study Finds Genetics and Environment Affect Different Brain RegionsAccording to a new twin study, cerebral glucose metabolism plays a major role in the bilateral parietal lobe and left temporal lobe, while environmental factors influence different brain regions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 26, 2016·3 min readFeeding Behavior in Brain Regulated by Metabolism ProteinResearchers report a hormone called amylin acts in the brain to help control food consumption.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2016·5 min readPoorer Memory Linked to Being OverweightA new study reports on an association between high body mass index and poorer performance on episodic memory tests.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 25, 2016·5 min readVigorous Exercise Boosts Neurotransmitters and May Help Restore Mental HealthA new study focuses on why exercise may be an important tool in treating depression and other disorders linked to GABA or glutamate deficiencies.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 18, 2016·5 min readDiabetes Drug May Prevent Recurring Strokes and TIAA drug prescribed for diabetes may help prevent TIA, recurring stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance not associated with diabetes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 28, 2016·6 min readAn Epigenetic Switch for ObesityResearchers have discovered an epigenetic switch that can 'shut down' obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 25, 2016·2 min readDeciphering Sugar’s Siren SongSignals for taste and nutrients are processed in two separate areas of the striatum, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 30, 2015·3 min readEarly Life Exercise Alters Gut Microbes and Promotes Healthy Brain and MetabolismAccording to researchers, starting to exercise early in life can alter gut microbes for the better, promoting healthier brain and metabolic activity throughout the course of a lifetime.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 11, 2015·4 min readAn Alternative Explanation for Free Radical Theory of AgingA new study reports the a majority of Swiss students questioned were against the use of cognitive enhancement drugs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2015·6 min readHigh Fat Diets Prompt Immune Cells to Munch at SynapsesAccording to researchers, high fat diets appear to prompt microglia to start consuming synapses in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2015·4 min readWeight Loss Surgery Reduces Sugar CravingsWeight loss surgery reduces the release of dopamine in the brain of mice, curbing their sugar seeking behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 14, 2015·6 min readWomen With Apple Shaped Bodies More Prone to Binge EatingAccording to a new study, women with apple shaped bodies may be at higher risk of binge eating episodes.Read More
