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From The Labs

Researchers discovered compound produced by the body that regulates appetite

December 3, 2024 appetite control,  BHB-Phe,  CNDP2,  Exercise,  neurons,  Research,  Weight Loss

BHB-Phe is found in the blood after fasting or exercise and can reduce food intake and obesity in mice.

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From The Labs

He said/she said about body weight control

September 27, 2018 appetite control,  Brain,  gender differences,  hypothalamus,  POMC neurons,  Research,  TAp63

When male and female mice eat the same high-fat diet, the males gain significantly more weight than the females. The reasons for this difference between

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From The Labs

The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin

January 19, 2018 AgRP neurons,  apetite control,  appetite control,  asprosin,  blood-brain barrier,  endocrinology,  extreme thinnes,  hypothalamus,  neonatal progeroid syndrome,  ovesity,  POMC neurons

When Dr. Atul Chopra, a medical geneticist at Baylor College of Medicine, and his colleagues discovered in 2016 a new hormone called asprosin that regulates

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From The Labs

More than an anticoagulant; heparin also promotes appetite in mice

November 9, 2017 AgRP neurons,  anticoagulant,  appetite control,  heparin,  hypothalamus,  weight control,  weight gain

Naturally-produced heparin is well-known for its role as an anticoagulant. Heparin is also widely used as a medication to prevent blood clotting. “In addition to

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From The Labs

The hunger-satiety switch

February 6, 2017 AgRP/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

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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