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Greater diet-induced obesity in rats consuming sugar solution during the inactive period

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior suggests that, not only the amount ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple pieces of food are more rewarding than an equicaloric single piece of food in both animals and humans

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that both animals and ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight gain induced by high-fat diet increases active-period sleep and sleep fragmentation

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that prolonged exposure to ...

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Long-term hormone treatment increases synapses in rat prefrontal cortex

A new study of aged female rats found that long-term treatment with estrogen and a synthetic progesterone known as MPA increased levels of a protein marker of synapses in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region ...

Medical research created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study looks at why heart attacks cause so much more damage in late pregnancy

Heart attacks during pregnancy are uncommon, but the prevalence of heart disease in pregnant mothers has increased over the past decade as more women delay pregnancy until they are older. These women, who ...

Cardiology created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find link between neuritin gene activity and stress induced depression

(Medical Xpress) -- Research teams from the US and Korea have together been studying depression and other mood disorders and have found that chronic stress can block a gene whose job it is to maintain healthy neuron connections ...

Neuroscience created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Exposure to environmental chemicals in the womb reprograms the rodent brain to disrupt reproduction

Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life, a new study finds. ...

Medical research created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows omega-3 fatty acid, curry spice repair tissue damage, preserve walking in rats with spinal-cord injury

UCLA researchers discovered that a diet enriched with a popular omega-3 fatty acid and an ingredient of curry spice preserved walking ability in rats with spinal-cord injury. Published June 26 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Sp ...

Neuroscience created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New study explains how stress can boost immune system

A study spearheaded by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist has tracked the trajectories of key immune cells in response to short-term stress and traced, in great detail, how hormones triggered by such stress ...

Immunology created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists lead rat race for better PET scan

Scientists in Australia have devised a method of scanning lab rats' brains as they scurry about freely, eliminating the need for anaesthesia or forced restraint, a report said Wednesday.

Medical research created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Device implanted in brain has therapeutic potential for Huntington's disease

Studies suggest that neurotrophic factors, which play a role in the development and survival of neurons, have significant therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as Huntington's ...

Neuroscience created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Juveniles build up physical -- but not mental -- tolerance for alcohol in new study

Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When being scared twice is enough to remember

One of the brain's jobs is to help us figure out what's important enough to be remembered. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have achieved some insight into how fleeting experiences become ...

Neuroscience created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human diabetes has new research tool: Overfed fruit flies that develop insulin resistance

(Medical Xpress) -- With Type 2 human diabetes climbing at alarming rates in the United States, researchers are seeking treatments for the disease, which has been linked to obesity and poor diet.

Diabetes created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mature liver cells may be better than stem cells for liver cell transplantation therapy

After carrying out a study comparing the repopulation efficiency of immature hepatic stem/progenitor cells and mature hepatocytes transplanted into liver-injured rats, a research team from Sapporo, Japan concluded that mature ...

Medical research created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0