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·March 22, 2018·4 min read

Obesity Trigger Identified Within Human Gut

According to researchers, gut serotonin levels are doubled in obese people. Researchers report obesity may be characterized by an increased capacity to release and produce serotonin in the gut.

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·March 20, 2018·3 min read

How Obesity Dulls the Sense of Taste

Researchers report inflammation driven by obesity reduces the number of taste buds in mice. As a result, obese mice had a diminished sense of taste.

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·March 9, 2018·2 min read

Feeling Anxious? Blame the Size of Your Waistline

Researchers identify a link between waist-to-height ratio and risk of developing anxiety in menopausal women.

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·February 20, 2018·5 min read

Clues to Obesity’s Roots Found in Brain’s Quality Control Process

Findings could pave the way for new treatments for obesity, especially in those with a genetic predisposition, researchers report.

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·January 10, 2018·3 min read

Our Brains Can Trick Us Into Thinking We Are Thinner Than We Are

University of Western Australia discover why some people believe they may be thinner than they actually are. Researchers report body perception could be a distortion created by our past observations of ourselves and other people.

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·January 8, 2018·4 min read

Severe Obesity Linked to Newly Identified Gene Mutations

Researchers have identified mutations in the ADCY3 gene which are directly linked to obesity.

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·December 19, 2017·7 min read

Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Deep brain stimulation to the nucleus accumbens can help prevent impulsive behaviors, researchers report in PNAS.

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·December 13, 2017·3 min read

Anti-Stress Compound Reduces Obesity and Diabetes Risk

A protein associated with anxiety and depression has been found to act as a link between the stress regulatory system and metabolic processes, research report.

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·December 11, 2017·6 min read

Study Links Tendency to Undervalue Future Rewards With ADHD and Obesity

Teaming up with 23andMe, UCSD researchers have discovered a genetic signature for the tendency to undervalue future rewards which overlaps with ADHD and obesity.

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·December 6, 2017·4 min read

Lithium in Water Associated with Slower Rate of Alzheimer’s Deaths

A new study reports trace amounts of lithium in drinking water may slow death rates in people with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also discovered rates of obesity and diabetes are also lower in areas where lithium is present in the water supply.