The hippocampus contains neurons that specifically encode memories of sugar and fat, influencing food intake and body weight in mice, and possibly in humans, new research suggested. “The ...

When the researchers injected lean male mice with BRP, it reduced food intake by 50% within just one hour. The same effects were seen in minipigs, whose metabolism and eating habits are more ...

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In mice, these neurons triggered cravings, leading to overeating—even when the animals weren’t hungry. When researchers silenced these neurons, the rodents reduced their sugar intake and ...

A new study for University College London researchers suggests weight loss diets are more effective when they avoid ...

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TDN improved glucose clearance and suppressed food intake when administered centrally. In obese mice, daily peripheral TDN injections induced sustained hypophagia and 4.7% body weight loss over ...