FeaturedPsychology·August 6, 2015·1 min readKnowing You’re Overweight May Lead to Further Weight GainAccording to a new study, those who are aware they are overweight or obese might gain more weight than those who are unaware of their weight problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 28, 2015·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease Could be Predicted by Specific Cardiovascular Risk FactorsResearchers focus on gray matter volume on three areas of the brain. Findings suggest cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity and diabetes could be early indicators for Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2015·4 min readEat For Pleasure Rather Than Hunger? You May Have a Hormone DeficiencyDo you prefer the taste of fatty food? Are you someone who eats for pleasure rather than for hunger's sake? According to a new study, the tendency to overeat could be due to a hormone deficiency.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2015·4 min readStress Response Affected by Body Fat’s Signals to BrainA new study reports too much extra fat can impair the body's ability to send signals to the brain to stop stress responses.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 23, 2015·3 min readClue to Teenage Binge Eating in Their GenesAccording to a new study, teens with a specific variation of the FTO gene are more likely to binge eat.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive FlexibilityA new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2015·5 min readReprogramming of DNA Observed in Human Germ Cells for First TimeSome regions of human DNA, including those associated with schizophrenia and obesity, resist complete reprogramming, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 2, 2015·7 min readGenetic Triggers in Weight Regulating Brain Cells DiscoveredResearchers have identified genetic triggers that help to regulate appetite in fish and mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2015·3 min readSensory Nerves Allow Good Fat to Communicate with the BrainResearchers report sensory nerves allow brown fat to communicate with the brain while the fat is generating heat.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2015·5 min readNeurons Controlling Appetite Made from Skin CellsAccording to a new study, researchers have successfully converted adult skin cells into hypothalamic-like neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 25, 2015·5 min readResearchers Redefine Role of Brain’s ‘Hunger Circuit’A new study could have positive implications for developing anti obesity treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2014·3 min readObese Children’s Brains More Responsive to SugarA new neuroimaging study reports of neural differences in obese children when they taste sugar.Read More