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·April 1, 2022·4 min read

Ubiquitous Nutrients Suppress Appetite and Promote Movement

Ingested non-essential amino acids curb appetite and promote movement in mouse models.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 21, 2022·3 min read

Appetite Genes Control How Children Grow

Genes linked to obesity, energy metabolism, and appetite are also responsible for growth regulation in children, a new study reports.

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·March 11, 2022·2 min read

Brain Stress Factor Regulates Obesity

FKBP51, a protein linked to depression and anxiety disorders, also acts as a link between the stress response system and metabolic processes.

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·February 2, 2022·5 min read

Flavanols Help Burn Excess Fat

Flavanols enhance the browning of adipose fat by activating the sympathetic nervous system. The findings could have implications for the development of new drugs to help treat obesity.

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·January 1, 2022·6 min read

New Treatment Leads to Much Less Overeating

A new treatment system that focuses on the link between eating and mental health helps people with obesity make healthier decisions when it comes to eating.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 17, 2021·7 min read

In the Brain’s Cerebellum, a New Target for Suppressing Hunger

Constant hunger associated with Prader-Willi syndrome is, in part, the result of disordered signaling in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor control and learning.

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·November 3, 2021·3 min read

Brain Reveals the Risk for Developing Obesity

The functional connectivity of neural networks associated with satiety and appetite are altered prior to the development of obesity.

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·August 15, 2021·4 min read

High BMI Causes Depression, Both Physical and Social Factors Play a Role

Both physical and social factors play significant roles in depression and reports of poor wellbeing associated with obesity.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 2, 2021·4 min read

Food Choices at an ‘all-You-Can-Eat’ Buffet Tied to Likelihood for Weight Gain

Study reveals the types of foods you load your plates with at all you can eat buffets may predict your risk for obesity.

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·August 1, 2021·7 min read

Treatment Lets Obese Mice Lose Weight by Sweating Fat

Obese mice treated with the TSLP cytokine showed a significant loss in abdominal fat and weight. The fat loss was not associated with reduced food intake or faster metabolism, instead the cytokine stimulated the immune system to release lipids via the skin's oil-producing sebaceous glands.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 27, 2021·8 min read

Three Brain Responses Linked to Successful Weight Loss Surgery

Neuroimaging study reveals three distinct response types in brain areas that control hunger, food intake, and appetite in patients who had undergone weight loss surgery.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 27, 2021·6 min read

Eating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain Circuits

The brain regulates both eating for hunger and pleasure through serotonin-producing neurons in the midbrain, but the different types of feeding are wired by independent circuits that do not influence the other type of feeding.