## Decoding the Female Brain: New MRI Insights into Eating Disorders and Weight Regulation Recent advancements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are providing unprecedented clarity into the neurological factors underlying eating disorders and obesity, specifically in young women. These breakthroughs are moving beyond conventional understandings and opening doors to more targeted and effective interventions. <span … Read more
Breakthrough MRI scans reveal hidden hypothalamic changes in young women, shedding light on the biological roots of anorexia and obesity, and paving the way for targeted treatments. Study: Unraveling neural underpinnings of eating disorders in the female brain: Insights from high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Image Credit: Suppakjj1017 / Shutterstock.com A recent editorial feature published in the American … Read more
Treating migraine before the pain starts: New research shows ubrogepant eases premonitory symptoms, offering hope for millions seeking earlier and more effective relief. Study: Ubrogepant for the treatment of migraine prodromal symptoms: an exploratory analysis from the randomized phase 3 PRODROME trial. Image Credit: GoodStudio / Shutterstock The most recent exploratory analysis from the phase 3 PRODROME … Read more
By pinpointing how neuroestrogen directly boosts appetite-suppressing receptors in the brain, scientists are laying the groundwork for precision therapies that could tackle obesity from within the central nervous system. Study: Estrogen synthesized in the central nervous system enhances MC4R expression and reduces food intake. Image Credit: r.classen / Shutterstock A study led by researchers at the Fujita … Read more
New research links high-fructose diets, especially from processed foods, to disrupted appetite signals and long-term brain changes, raising concerns for developing brains. Review: Mindful Eating: A Deep Insight Into Fructose Metabolism and Its Effects on Appetite Regulation and Brain Function. Image Credit: Oleksandra Naumenko / Shutterstock A recent review study published in the Journal of Nutrition and … Read more
People who use sugar substitutes in an effort to lose or control their weight could be making matters worse, according to recently published research in the journal Nature Metabolism. About 40 per cent of Americans regularly use sugar substitutes, usually as a way to reduce calories or sugar intake. According to a team of scientists … Read more
Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic adaptations in nursing mothers remained unclear. In this study, which appeared in Nature Metabolism, leading researchers at Baylor College of Medicine … Read more
A new brain imaging study reveals how ultra-processed foods reshape appetite circuits, raising concerns that these everyday products could be rewiring our eating habits from the inside out. Study: Ultra-processed food consumption affects structural integrity of feeding-related brain regions independent of and via adiposity. Image Credit: Rimma Bondarenko / Shutterstock A team of researchers at McGill University … Read more
A new study reveals how sucralose may backfire by boosting hunger-related brain activity—especially in women and those with obesity—challenging its role in weight management strategies. Study: Non-caloric sweetener effects on brain appetite regulation in individuals across varying body weights. Image Credit: SabOlga / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, researchers investigated how … Read more
Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February edition of the journal Metabolism, Dr. Heike Münzberg-Gruening and a team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the signals that control how much energy the body uses. … Read more