All Articles Tagged As: appetite

Brain Protein May Impact Eating Habits (4/13/2008)

Researchers have found that a protein in the brain may have some significant influence on the ability to feel full. ...> Full Article

Brain's 'sixth sense' for calories discovered (3/29/2008)

The brain can sense the calories in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice ...> Full Article

New findings about the brain lead to treatment for eating disturbances (3/13/2008)

The discovery of the brain's so-called melanocortin system and its central role in controlling appetite has paved the way for entirely new possibilities for treating obesity and anorexia. ...> Full Article

Study examines response of older, younger adults to thirst (1/22/2008)

Twelve healthy subjects in their 60s and 70s showed a different pattern of brain activations during thirst and satiation than did 10 healthy subjects in their 20s who drank the same amounts and underwent imaging with positron-emission tomography (PET). Dysfunction in activated neural regions could help explain why older adults show the dangerous tendency toward reduced drinking in response to dehydration. ...> Full Article

Aggression as rewarding as sex, food and drugs (1/15/2008)

New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward - much like sex, food and drugs - offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football. ...> Full Article

Obesity research boosted by watching hunger in the brain (11/14/2007)

Scientists can now measure how full or hungry a mouse feels, thanks to a new technique which uses imaging to reveal how neurons behave in the part of the brain which regulates appetite. ...> Full Article

Brain Circuits That Control Hunger Identified (10/31/2007)

Researchers have determined the brain circuits involved in hunger that are influenced by a hormone called leptin. In previous clinical trials, supplementation of leptin, the signaling molecule produced by fat cells, produced moderate weight loss in some obese patients, purportedly by inhibiting hunger and promoting feelings of being full. Thus, this new work suggests possible new targets for treating obesity. ...> Full Article

Brain scans reveal circuits that control food intake (10/19/2007)

Scientists have identified the circuits that 'decide' how much people eat. Using live brain scanning techniques and an innovative design study, researchers have discovered how the brain controls food intake in humans. ...> Full Article