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Why brown fat is good for people’s health

Neuroscience NewsAugust 22, 2019

Brown adipose fat (BAT) may help to protect against diabetes and obesity. BAT serves as a key metabolic filter that controls branched chain amino acid clearance, contributing to better overall metabolic health.... Read More...

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Gene that Lets You Eat As Much As You Like Holds Promise Against Obesity

Neuroscience NewsDecember 4, 2018

Removing the RCAN1 gene in mice reduced weight gain, even when the animals were fed high fat diets for prolonged periods of time. Researchers say the findings could help develop new treatments to help prevent obesity in humans.... Read More...

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Gut Hormone and Brown Fat Interact to Tell the Brain It’s Time to Stop Eating

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2018

A new study reports brown fat interacts with secretin, a gut hormone, to signal the feeling of fullness to the brain while eating.... Read More...

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Cinnamon Turns Up the Heat on Fat Cells

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2017

A new study reveals the holiday spice cinnamon may be a useful tool in the battle against obesity. Researchers report cinnamaldehyde can improve metabolic health by inducing fat cells to burn energy through a process called thermogenesis.... Read More...

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It’s Your Brain, Not Your White Blood Cells, That Keeps You Warm

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2017

A new study reports the sympathetic nervous system is the main driver of thermoregulation.... Read More...

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Neuroscience

How does the brain put decisions in context?

Being uncertain about a choice makes a change-of-mind more likely

Distrust of past experience may underlie obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Neurology

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thermogenesis

Why brown fat is good for people’s health

Gene that Lets You Eat As Much As You Like Holds Promise Against Obesity

Gut Hormone and Brown Fat Interact to Tell the Brain It’s Time to Stop Eating

Cinnamon Turns Up the Heat on Fat Cells

It’s Your Brain, Not Your White Blood Cells, That Keeps You Warm