In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

Tiny amounts of lithium -- a natural metal -- may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease and other effects of aging, ...

When obese mice were switched back to a normal diet for two weeks, their neurotensin levels returned to normal, dopamine function was restored, and they regained interest in high-calorie foods.

When obese mice were switched back to a normal diet for two weeks, their neurotensin levels returned to normal, dopamine function was restored, and they regained interest in high-calorie foods.

Normal mice will pounce on any treat and gorge themselves. But mice raised on a high-fat diet loose the motivation to indulge in easily obtained, high-fat foods because of a disruption in the ...

In this study, mice were fed a normal diet or HSD for 5 weeks, a common timeframe used to study excessive dietary salt intake. After five weeks, the mice fed the HSD showed less interest in ...

Normal mice will pounce on any treat and gorge themselves. But mice raised on a high-fat diet loose the motivation to indulge in easily obtained, high-fat foods because of a disruption in the ...

While raising mice on a high-fat diet, Gazit Shimoni noticed a striking paradox: While in their home cages, these mice strongly preferred high-fat chow, which contained 60% fat, over normal chow ...