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Brain circuit connects feeding and mood in response to stress

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2019

A new study identifies a novel neural network regulating feeding and mood in response to chronic stress. Inhibiting the POMC to ventral tegmental area circuit increases body weight and food intake while reducing depressive symptoms in mouse models.... Read More...

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Moderate to heavy drinking during pregnancy alters genes in newborns and mothers

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2019

POMC, a gene which regulates the stress response system, and PER2, a gene associated with circadian regulation, are altered in women who drank moderate-to-high amounts of alcohol during pregnancy and their newborns. ... Read More...

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Researchers identify new hunger pathway in the brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 24, 2019

Newly identified network in the hypothalamus alters feeding behaviors on a shorter timescale. The pathway affects food intake and body weight by releasing GABA, which may occur due to the detection, and not the consumption of food.... Read More...

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Obesity: The key role of a brain protein revealed – Mouse study

Neuroscience NewsMay 13, 2019

The protein ACBP directly influences neurons that help both rodents and humans maintain a healthy weight.... Read More...

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Seeing and Smelling Food Prepares the Liver for Digestion: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2018

Researchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.... Read More...

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Link Between Exercise and Appetite Loss Explained

Neuroscience NewsApril 29, 2018

Researchers report on the role the arcuate nucleus plays in metabolic regulation and appetite suppression following exercise.... Read More...

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Leptin’s Neural Circuit Identified

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 20, 2018

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

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Insight Into the Brain’s Control of Hunger and Satiety

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2016

New findings revise the current models for homeostatic control, researchers report.... Read More...

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Diagram of how the enzyme controls appetite.

How The Brain Controls Our Appetite

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2016

A new study reports researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the enzyme that controls our appetite in response to low glucose availability.... Read More...

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