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·April 13, 2023·3 min read

Study Casts Doubt on Causal Link Between Cognitive Ability and Obesity

The associations between cognitive ability and body mass index (BMI) may largely reflect confounding by other factors related to family background. The study suggests that previous findings on the link between cognitive ability and BMI may be biased by shared family factors, rather than being causal.

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·April 6, 2023·3 min read

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

Stimulating the production of white adipose tissue, or beige fat, helps to reverse a slowing metabolism. The findings could help ward off age-related weight gain and prevent metabolism disorders.

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·March 22, 2023·4 min read

Obesity Risk May Pass From Mothers to Daughters

Girls born to mothers with obesity may be at increased risk of becoming obese themselves, a new study reveals.

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·March 21, 2023·4 min read

Novel Drug Makes Mice Skinny Even on Sugary, Fatty Diet

Researchers have developed a new molecule that limits magnesium transport in mitochondria. The drug prevents weight gain and liver damage in mice who were fed a high-sugar, Western-style diet since birth. After exposure to the molecule, overweight mice started to lose weight.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 20, 2023·4 min read

Excess Calories During Development May Alter the Brain and Spur Adult Overeating

Early overnutrition rewires brain development to crave unhealthy food and increases the risk for obesity late in life in children born to mothers who were overweight during pregnancy.

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·March 10, 2023·6 min read

An Association Between Autism in Children and Cardiometabolic Diseases

As many as 1 in 44 children are diagnosed with autism, and those with ASD are at greater risk of obesity. Obesity has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases, including dyslipidemia. Researchers say physicians should monitor children with ASD for signs of cardiometabolic disorders.

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·February 6, 2023·3 min read

A Change in Brain Function Contributes to Obesity

Researchers identified a reduction in function in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex of obese mice.

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·February 3, 2023·5 min read

Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant Rats

Glucose takes longer to get into the nucleus accumbens of obesity-prone rat models. Researchers also discovered excess levels of glutamate in obesity-prone rats, implying a deficiency in the neurotransmitter recycling process normally maintained by astrocytes.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 31, 2023·3 min read

Obesity-Related Neurodegeneration Mimics Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers discovered a correlation between obesity-related neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease pathology. Losing weight, they say, can slow age-related cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's.

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·January 26, 2023·4 min read

Why a High-Fat Diet Could Reduce the Brain’s Ability to Regulate Food Intake

Study reports in the short term, astrocytes regulate caloric intake by controlling the signaling pathway between the gut and brain. Eating high-fat or high-calorie diets disrupts this pathway.

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·January 17, 2023·3 min read

High Fat Diet Activates Early Inflammation in Mouse Brains, Supports Link to Neurological Disease

High-fat diets promote early inflammatory responses in the brain via an immune pathway associated with diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. The findings suggest a link between metabolic dysfunction and cognitive impairment.

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·January 12, 2023·4 min read

How Sleep Habits Can Affect Weight

Insufficient sleep is associated with an increased risk of obesity, especially in children. Researchers say altering your sleep pattern and getting sufficient sleep each night may be key to reducing weight gain and obesity.

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obesity

Study Casts Doubt on Causal Link Between Cognitive Ability and Obesity

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

Obesity Risk May Pass From Mothers to Daughters

Novel Drug Makes Mice Skinny Even on Sugary, Fatty Diet

Excess Calories During Development May Alter the Brain and Spur Adult Overeating

An Association Between Autism in Children and Cardiometabolic Diseases

A Change in Brain Function Contributes to Obesity

Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant Rats

Obesity-Related Neurodegeneration Mimics Alzheimer’s Disease

Why a High-Fat Diet Could Reduce the Brain’s Ability to Regulate Food Intake

High Fat Diet Activates Early Inflammation in Mouse Brains, Supports Link to Neurological Disease

How Sleep Habits Can Affect Weight

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