FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2022·2 min readMale Runners Who Are Energy Deficient May Be at Higher Risk for FracturesMale runners who do not produce enough energy from their diet are at higher risk of stress fractures, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2022·4 min readA New Type of Cell Death Discovered in Fly GutsResearchers have uncovered a new type of cell death that occurs in the guts of flies. The process, called erebosis, is believed to play a role in gut metabolism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 9, 2022·7 min readHealthy Plant-Based Diets Are Associated With a Lower Risk of Developing DiabetesConsuming a healthy plant-based diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 2, 2022·5 min readMonkeys Routinely Consume Fruit Containing Alcohol, Shedding Light on Our Own Taste for BoozeStudy reveals monkeys utilize alcohol from fermented fruits as a source of energy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2022·5 min readLack of Sleep Increases Unhealthy Abdominal FatA lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat and an 11% increase in visceral abdominal fat.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 21, 2022·3 min readAppetite Genes Control How Children GrowGenes linked to obesity, energy metabolism, and appetite are also responsible for growth regulation in children, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2022·4 min readLive Fast, Die Young? Or Live Cold, Die Old?Body temperature exerts a greater effect on longevity and lifespan than metabolic rate, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·5 min readDiving Deep Into the Different Effects of Morning and Evening ExerciseStudy reveals how the body produces different health-promoting signaling molecules in an organ-specific manner following exercise at different points during the day.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 9, 2021·5 min readJunk Food and the Brain: How Modern Diets Lacking in Micronutrients May Contribute to Angry RhetoricResearchers say there may be a link between eating an unhealthy diet and anger control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2021·3 min readWhy Neurons Consume So Much Fuel Even When at RestSynaptic vesicles are a major source of energy consumption in inactive neurons, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 15, 2021·4 min readA Map of Mouse Brain Metabolism in AgingA new, freely available brain atlas reveals how brain metabolism changes throughout the life of mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 13, 2021·3 min readIn Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Immune Cells Have a Ravenous Appetite for SugarIn the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases, microglia consume glucose to a greater extent than previously believed. The findings may serve as a new biomarker for a range of neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
