Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may disrupt their brains’ memory ability for

New research shows ‘profound’ link between dietary choices and brain health

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain health. Published in Nature, the research showed that a healthy, balanced diet was linked to superior brain health,

Neurons spoil your appetite | ScienceDaily

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Satiety, nausea or anxiety can all lead to a loss of appetite. Delaying eating can be a healthy move by the body to prevent further damage and to gain time

Breakthrough in brown fat research: Researchers have found brown fat’s ‘off-switch’

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a type of fat in our bodies that’s different from the white fat around our belly and thighs that we

Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders. Dr Rosemary Cater from UQ’s Institute

Improved nutrition, sanitation linked to beneficial changes in child stress and epigenetic programming

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

We’re increasingly aware of how environmental factors influence a child’s early development and health trajectory. We’ve mostly learned this through research involving direct observations of how ambient conditions like air

‘Trojan horse’ weight loss drug more effective than available therapies

November 2, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

“I consider the drugs available on the marked today as the first generation of weight-loss drugs. Now we have developed a new type of weight-loss drug that affects the plasticity

Why do we overindulge?

November 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may be running the risk of over-consuming everyday pleasures later, possibly because the distraction caused you

Unique brain circuit is linked to Body Mass Index

November 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Why can some people easily stop eating when they are full and others can’t, which can lead to obesity? A Northwestern Medicine study has found one reason may be a

Study demonstrates efficacy of iron supplements for children living with HIV

November 1, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has found that giving iron supplements to children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa could be an important first