Oncology & Cancer
Common hormone could hold key to treating endometrial cancer
New research from QIMR Berghofer has found that the hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer.
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Neuroscience
Expression pattern of key receptors in the hypothalamus revealed
There is growing evidence that peptide hormones from the gut have far-reaching effects on the whole organism. By binding to corresponding receptors in the brain, they can modulate food intake and alter metabolic parameters. ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity: Study
To control our behavior, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus with a consequence following the stimulus (e.g., the hotplate glows red—you can burn ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite
Neuroscientists at Scripps Research have identified brain circuits that make mammals want to eat more when they are exposed to cold temperatures.
Aug 16, 2023
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Health
Microgreens and mature veggies differ in nutrients, but both might limit weight gain
Young vegetables known as microgreens are reputed to be particularly good for health. Now, researchers are trying to find out whether microgreens—which can easily be grown at home—are the superfood they're claimed to ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Lab research finds gluten causes brain inflammation in mice
In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researchers have found that wheat gluten causes brain inflammation in mice.
Aug 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain's 'appetite control center' found to be different in people who are overweight or living with obesity
Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with obesity when compared to people who ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protein inhibits development of COVID-19 in live animals
A mammalian protein previously shown by UT Southwestern microbiologists to inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19 in cell culture also protected live mouse models, significantly limiting infection in the lung cells and diminishing ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Health
Researcher presents alternative hypothesis about cause of obesity
World-wide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. Numerous causes of obesity have been hypothesized including increased dietary fat, carbohydrate or ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption, ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medical research
Experiments show people dramatically underestimate how much their hands weigh
A team of psychologists at the University of London, has found that people typically greatly underestimate how much their hands weigh. Their study has been published in Current Biology.
