FeaturedNeuroscience·November 28, 2022·3 min readObesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in ChildrenHigher weight and body mass index in pre-adolescence was associated with poor brain health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2022·4 min readBelieve It or ‘Nut’, Almonds Can Help You Cut CaloriesPeople who ate almonds lowered their energy intake by 300 kilojoules at their following meal. Almonds alter appetite-regulating hormones and help to reduce food intake.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2022·5 min readHigh-Fat Diet Can Provoke Pain Sensitivity Without Obesity or DiabetesHigh-fat diets induce hyperalgesic priming, a neurological change that represents the transition from acute to chronic pain, and allodynia or pain resulting from stimuli that do not normally provoke pain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 19, 2022·3 min readCan Obesity and Stress Influence Appetite?Stress impacts the brain's response to food, researchers report. Additionally, both lean and obese people react to food cues in brain areas associated with reward and cognitive control.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 10, 2022·4 min readHow Genetics Influences Our Body Weight Beyond GenesResearchers identified microRNA-7 as a non-classic risk factor for hereditary obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 29, 2022·4 min readMetabolism Linked to Brain HealthResearchers have identified a link between metabolism and dementia-related brain measures. Obesity related to inflammation, kidney stress, or liver stress had the biggest impact on adverse brain health.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2022·4 min readObesity May Be a Neurodevelopmental DisorderObesity is, in part, determined by epigenetic development in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Findings suggest developmental epigenetics plays a significant role in both environmental and genetic influences on obesity risk.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 8, 2022·3 min readPregnant Women With Obesity and Diabetes May Be More Likely to Have a Child With ADHDChildren born to women with gestational diabetes and obesity were twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than those born to mothers who did not suffer from those conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 2, 2022·5 min readPollution Alters Infant Microbiome, Influencing Brain DevelopmentExposure to air pollution within the first 6 months of life alters a child's microbiome, increasing the risk for allergies, diabetes, obesity, and influencing brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2022·5 min readSugar Disrupts Microbiome, Eliminates Protection Against Obesity and DiabetesWestern diets high in sugars reduce the number of Th17 inflammatory cells in the guts of mice, setting off a chain of events that lead to metabolic diseases, prediabetes, and obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2022·4 min readMapping Brain Stem’s Control of Eating Could Lead to Better Treatments for ObesityResearchers investigate neural pathways that meet in the brainstem which help control feeding behaviors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 19, 2022·3 min readThe Benefits of Exercise in a Pill? Science Is Closer to That GoalResearchers have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise. The molecule, Lac-Phe, can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mouse models.Read More
