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HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Very Hungry Mouse Activating one set of neurons makes a mouse eat, and eat, and eat. |
Psychology Today Mar/Apr 2008 Karen Wright |
Consuming Passions Appetite may be the ultimate mind-body problem. Understanding the true nature of appetite is the only way to successfully obstruct it. |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 Paul Muhlrad |
Changing Channels Appetite and other deep-seated desires could be modified by altering brain ion channels, according to research at Janelia Farm. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Janelle Weaver |
Scientists Identify a Gene That Drives Fruit Fly's Thirst Kristin Scott, an HHMI early career scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, has uncovered a gene, called pickpocket 28 (ppk28), that regulates fruit flies' ability to detect water and how much time they spend drinking. |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 Mary Bates |
Passing the Sniff Test Researchers are mapping the chemical signaling behind how mice detect friend and foe. |
AskMen.com August 14, 2015 James Fell |
Creating A Calorie Deficit I've written lots of articles about losing weight and keeping it off. These are the basic facts of what I've learned over the years of how to lose weight and keep it off. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2007 Victoria Gill |
The Brain's Insatiable Appetite Revealed It's no longer a question of will power. Scientists have shown how obesity disrupts the brain's ability to regulate appetite, meaning that the fatter a person becomes, the more difficult it is to resist those extra portions. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Corinna Wu |
Mouse Cam Tracking techniques offer a long-term view into the mouse brain. |
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Helen Bache |
Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity. |
Science News September 6, 2003 John Travis |
A New Shot at Fighting Obesity Researchers who recognize the need for new obesity-fighting drugs are searching for such medicines among the complex web of biochemical signals that controls appetite. Two recent reports suggest that investigators are making progress in their quest but that its end is far from near. |
Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Victoria Gill |
Ten Year Setback for Obesity Control The race for an effective appetite-suppressing, anti-obesity drug has been held back by disappointing results from a human clinical trial. The findings underline the complexity of human obesity, conclude the researchers, and suggest it could be many years before a drug gets to market. |
Salon.com September 30, 2002 Matthew Blakeslee |
Madison Avenue and your brain New advances in neuroscience are explaining why people just do it, exactly as they're told to, when that commercial comes on. |
Psychology Today Jul/Aug 2008 Sora Song |
Five Stealth Forces in Weight Loss Scientists are zeroing in on the unexpected ways molecular forces - including genes and viruses - impact your weight. In the process, they're upending the conventional wisdom on just what makes a successful diet. |
Chemistry World November 18, 2010 Hayley Birch |
'Hunger hormone' activating enzyme holds promise as obesity target Blocking a key gut enzyme involved in the hunger response can reduce weight gain in mice, say US and Taiwanese researchers. The approach could eventually lead to treatments for obesity in humans that would work by damping down hunger pangs. |
AskMen.com July 19, 2001 Simon McNeil |
Are You Obsessed With Food? If you have a food addiction, it's time to seek help. But before you do, read the following suggestions... |
Chemistry World April 5, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Target for Memory-Enhancing Pills Identified Researchers have taken a step towards developing a pill that could improve memory by pinpointing and testing a potential target enzyme in the brain. |
HHMI Bulletin Fall 2012 Nora Taranto |
Wiring the Brain with CSF Research by HHMI investigator Bernardo Sabatini suggests that self-reinforcing loops of neural activity may drive the development of synapses in the basal ganglia, a region of the brain that uses sensory and social context to direct movement. |
Scientific American April 2007 Michael Shermer |
Free to Choose The neuroscience of choice exposes the power of ideas. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Ivan Arnato |
Light Moves Light is becoming the tool of choice for researchers who want to precisely manipulate neurons and other cells. |
AskMen.com July 7, 2014 Patrick Owen |
Is It Impossible To Keep The Weight Off? The world is fatter than ever. In 2010 there were 1.5 billion people worldwide who were obese, and the trend is growing. |
AskMen.com James Fell |
Military Diet: Part 2 Healthy food doesn't taste as good as stuff that's been engineered to taste good. It feels good, though. |
Science News October 13, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah Goforth |
Scratching the Surface There's nothing funny about an itch that drives you mad. |
Prepared Foods July 1, 2006 |
Sweetening the Pot Experiments indicate that sweetness and flavor information available about intense sweeteners is very useful, but food scientists and formulators need to keep in mind that this data can serve only as a guide. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge |
Itching to Be Discovered When the receptor for capsaicin -- the chemical that gives heat to chili peppers -- is added to itch-sensing neurons, exposure to the normally painful capsaicin causes itchiness. |
AskMen.com September 24, 2015 James Fell |
Weight Loss Tips From A Former Fat Guy Many lose weight and then regain it, but I lost weight and kept it off for more than two decades. I also added a bunch of muscle and kept that too. |
Science News October 6, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Forgetting Fear A compound given at just the right time may make mice forget to be afraid. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2007 John Bonner |
How Traumatic Events Leave a Mark on the Brain Researchers in the US have a discovered a potential mechanism to explain why people retain stronger memories of events that occur in emotionally charged situations. |
Chemistry World December 20, 2006 Richard Van Noorden |
Blame it on the Bacteria The bacteria in human guts could be partially responsible for obesity, report US researchers. |
Chemistry World August 24, 2006 Jessica Ebert |
Alzheimer's Researchers Tackle Waste Disposal The memory of mice with Alzheimer's-like symptoms is improved by inoculating the mice with an enzyme involved in protein degradation, report US researchers. The work could lead to new therapies for patients with Alzheimer's disease. |
Chemistry World March 2, 2009 James Urquhart |
Shining a light on neural activity US researchers have developed a new way to activate brain neurons that could lead to less invasive methods of restoring function in damaged nerves and brain tissue. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2008 Patrick Clinton |
Salute to the Murines What can we say about modern medicine? The answer, of course, is that it's brilliant at curing the ailments of mice. |
HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Nicole Kresge |
Melody-Modifying Mice New research by HHMI investigator Erich Jarvis shows that a mouse can alter the pitch and sequence of its ultrasonic serenade to match those of its rivals, which may increase its chances of winning the affection of nearby females. |
AskMen.com July 19, 2015 Adam Ali |
Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus The bad news is that the plateau is inevitable. The good news ? It's not as hard as you think to overcome. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Bob Hirschfeld |
The Virtue of Moderation With American obesity at epidemic proportions, diet products and weight-loss drugs are popular fare. However, many of the most promising obesity-control drugs await federal approval. |
Chemistry World February 4, 2014 Kirsty Muirhead |
Co-localization sheds light on mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease Researchers in Australia have unveiled an immune-labelling and imaging mass spectrometry technique to demonstrate the interaction of iron and dopamine in the brain of a Parkinson's disease mouse model. |
HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Rabiya Tuma |
Sister Act As a systems neuroscientist, Yang Dan integrates functional studies in animals with computer programs, computational tools, and statistics. |
AskMen.com May 9, 2012 Dave Golokhov |
The Benefits Of Yogurt Scientists were examining yogurt's role in fighting obesity but found it has an interesting side effect: The male mice tested in the study got sexier and slimmer. |
Food Processing May 2013 David Phillips |
Despite Innovations, Food Manufacturers Still Rely on Past-Generation Sweeteners Acesulfame potassium, aspartame, sucralose still rule the sweetener roost. |
Inc. May 2009 Leigh Buchanan |
Charles Jacobs Goes Inside the Entrepreneur's Brain Leading corporate consultant, Charles Jacobs discusses how brain structure can impact business management. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 |
Let's Get Small Tim Harris develops tools neuroscientists can use to measure the brain's activity, to give them a quantitative view inside the elaborate structure of the brain. |