Overactive brain circuit causes anorexia in animal model
Restoring the normal activity of a particular overactive brain circuit improved anorexia in an animal model of the condition.
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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this is not what Jay M. Patel saw when he was
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The hunger-satiety switch
When we are hungry, we eat; when we are full, we stop. Most of the time. Breaking this rule, however, can lead to overeating, obesity
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