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anorexia

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Overactive brain circuit causes anorexia in animal model

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022anorexia, brain circuit, dopamine, DRD1, Research, serotonin

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

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019anorexia, basal forebrain, feeding behavior, Obesity, Research

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

From The Labs

The hunger-satiety switch

February 6, 2017AgRP/NPY neurons, anorexia, appetite control, behavior, control of appetite, Diabetes, Obesity, overeating, potassium channel, SK3

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

From the Labs: A closer look at tertiary lymphoid structures. Image courtesy of M. Zelazowski/ P. Castro/Baylor’s Human Tissue Acquisition & Pathology (HTAP) Core.