Serotonin 2C receptor linked to obesity and maladaptive behavior
A study by Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter makes the case for a novel role for serotonin 2C receptor.
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POMC neurons
Exploring the stress-mood-appetite connection
Does stress affect your appetite or your mood? Many people have experienced stressful situations that trigger a particular mood and also change certain feelings toward
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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 reasons for this difference between
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The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin
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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