A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale
Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. In his
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Brain
What if someone could be ‘kind of’ alive?
When the executioner’s assistant held up the freshly guillotined head of assassin Charlotte Corday by her hair and slapped her
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This brain circuit allows the feeding and memory centers to talk to each other
It was not what the researchers were expecting to find when they set out to investigate how the protein complex
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Making moves and memories, are they connected?
It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a
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He said/she said about body weight control
When male and female mice eat the same high-fat diet, the males gain significantly more weight than the females. The
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Throwback Thursday: A totally normal party
Ah, yes. A few friends standing around at some function or event, enjoying some refreshments and- wait, is that a
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Eagleman to host television series on how brain works
The newest science series on PBS will showcase a familiar face, Dr. David Eagleman, assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College
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In Case You Missed It: Dengue fever, successful weight loss, teledermatology and more
Welcome to the weekend and to our usual roundup of news you may have missed from last week. Dengue fever
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The aging brain and financial struggles
As we age, it may become easier to lose our keys, forget someone’s name, or fail to recall where we
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