The less a worm of the species Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans ) eats , the slower it loses its fat. Now scientists at Scripps Research have discovered why this is the case: a small molecule produced by the worms’ gut during fasting travels to the brain and blocks a fat-burning signal during this time. Although […]
Should I do sport or would I rather go to a café and enjoy a delicious strawberry milkshake? What exactly happens in our brain when we make this decision has been a mystery to science until now, but researchers at ETH Zurich have found the solution. They have deciphered which brain substance and which nerve […]
Healthy blood vessels are not only important for heart health. Vascular well-being is critical for brain health and potentially for combating age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The findings point to a previously understudied but potentially crucial role that the brain’s […]
Strenuous exercise before bed has long been discouraged, but researchers at the University of Otago have found that short, light activities can lead to better sleep. Exercise in the Evening Promotes Sleep Quality In a world-first study published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine and funded by the Health Research Council, participants completed two […]
By separating the therapeutic benefits from the adverse effects of known obesity drugs, researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center found a population of neurons in the brain that controls food intake without causing nausea in animal models. The study, published in the journal Nature, describes two distinct neural circuits that control different effects of […]
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