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Research reveals mechanism linking serotonin with regulation of food intake

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genetic mouse models have provided surprising insight into mechanisms linking serotoninergic compounds with the regulation of feeding behavior and body weight. The research, published by Cell Press in the November 26th issue ...





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Exercise reduces hunger in lean women but not obese women

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created Jun 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. The results were presented Tuesday, June 17, at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.


Researchers suppress 'hunger hormone'

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created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing the main vessel carrying blood to the top section, ...


Report: Ideal breakfast has ham, cheese

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created Jun 25, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (19) | comments 0

A scientific study of British students' eating habits has found eating ham and cheese for breakfast can significantly improve cognitive functioning.


Newly discovered road map of leptin explains its regulation of bone and appetite

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from Columbia University Medical Center has illuminated a previously unknown leptin-serotonin pathway in the brain that simultaneously promotes appetite and bone mass accrual. The research, which explains how ...


Researchers find clue to safer obesity drugs

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created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Once hailed as a miracle weight-loss drug, Fen-phen was removed from the market more than a decade ago for inducing life-threatening side effects, including heart valve lesions. Scientists at UT Southwestern ...


Girls who begin dieting twice as likely to start smoking

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created Sep 02, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Starting to diet seems to double the odds a teenage girl will begin smoking, a University of Florida study has found. UF researchers, who analyzed the dieting and smoking practices of 8,000 adolescents, did not find the same ...


Experimental weight-loss drug cuts appetite, burns more energy

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created Jan 08, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

The first clinical studies of an experimental drug have revealed that obese people who take it for 12 weeks lose weight, even at very low doses. Short-term studies also suggest that the drug, called taranabant—the second ...


Groundbreaking study on complex movements of enzymes

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A groundbreaking study has revealed in great detail how enzymes in the cell cooperate to make fat. These enzymes are integrated into a single molecular complex known as fatty acid synthase. This complex is regarded as a potential ...


Exercise minimizes weight regain by reducing appetite and burning fat first, carbs later

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates, according to a new study with rats. Burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the ...


Turmeric extract suppresses fat tissue growth in rodent models

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on ...



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