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Estrogens are best known as hormones that regulate sexual development in women, although men produce them as well. Now, a new study finds that a particular kind of estrogen might have an additional role to play in suppressing appetite.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: estrogen, Diet, Hunger, Food, Hormone, Weight Loss
Researchers have developed a remote, non-invasive method of selectively controlling neurons in the brain using magnetic fields. The technique opens the door to a greater understanding of brain function and, potentially, new treatments for disorders.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Brain, Magnetic field, Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University
GRAFT partners share insights into their unwavering curiosity for the unexpected, reflecting a design practice characterized by optimism and a passion for experimentation. The post design meets curiosity: interviewing GRAFT on aedes’ ‘taste is the lack of appetite’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a cluster of astrocytes, specialized brain cells, in the hypothalamus cause obesity in mice. Their study also identified a drug that inhibited the process, leading to weight loss without compromising appetite or food intake.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Brain, Hunger, Obesity, Institute for Basic Science
In recent years, pomegranate-derived compounds have been shown to slow cellular aging, protect unborn babies' brains, and serve as additives in better automotive materials. Now, they've also been used to remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Stockholm University, metal-organic frameworks, Wastewater, Pollution, Purification, Drugs, Plants
While weight-loss surgery has proven to be an effective long-term health treatment, it can also be expensive, can come with a host of unpleasant side effects, is invasive, and around a third of recipients will require follow-up surgery or hospitalization within five years. It’s no surprise, then, that only about 1% of those who have qualifying weight concerns actually go through with it.Continue


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