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Molecule shuts down food intake and turns on 'siesta mode'
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a molecule that tells your brain your stomach is full – signaling that it's time to say no to a second piece of pumpkin pie and push back from the Thanksgiving table.
How the brain senses fatty food
Nov 26, 2008 |
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As you gorge on food this holiday season, you might not want to think about the fat content of all the goodies you've indulged in. Nevertheless, your brain will be keeping tabs directly, suggests a report in the November ...
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Researchers enlist a new recruit in battle of the bulge
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Nov 26, 2008 |
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In the battle against obesity, Yale University researchers may have discovered a new weapon — a naturally occurring molecule secreted by the gut that makes rats and mice less hungry after fatty meals. The findings are published ...
Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent
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Jan 24, 2007 |
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A strikingly unusual animal was recently discovered in the cloud-forests of Peru. The large rodent is about the size of a squirrel and looks a bit like one, except its closest relatives are spiny rats.
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