Nutrition Research News
June 17, 2025
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June 14, 2025 — Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings ...
June 12, 2025 — A team of scientists has discovered a direct link between the smell of food and feelings of fullness at least in lean mice. This brain circuit, located in the medial septum and triggered by food odors, helps animals eat less by making them feel ...
June 11, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified specialized neurons in the brain that store "meal memories" detailed recollections of when and what we eat. These engrams, found in the ventral hippocampus, help ...
May 30, 2025 — Obesity is a global health problem that affects many people. In recent years, very promising anti-obesity drugs have been developed. Despite these successes, there are patients who do not respond to these drugs or suffer from side effects. ...
May 29, 2025 — There is a global shortage of omega-3 partly due to environmental factors, according to new research. This is not just a healthcare issue; it is a public health and environmental ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study suggests how APOE2 is protective while APOE4 increases disease risk by regulating the brain's immune ...
May 27, 2025 — A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing ...
May 26, 2025 — A leading cardiovascular disease researcher is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of ...
May 21, 2025 — The study explores how social influences, particularly peer pressure, impact substance use -- and misuse -- among young adults. A confidential online survey on alcohol use was given to 524 students at a large public university (not ...
May 19, 2025 — People who were less active, with a daily average of more than 14 hours of sedentary behavior, were more than twice as likely to have another cardiac event, including heart attack, surgery to treat ...
May 19, 2025 — A hidden link between impulsivity and obesity may not be fixed in human biology but shaped by the cities we live in. Using a novel engineering-based approach, researchers found that ...
May 17, 2025 — While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, researchers provide a new understanding of how ...
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May 16, 2025 — Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...
May 15, 2025 — A collaborative study tested 17 strategies in an 'intervention tournament.' Interventions targeting future thinking, such as writing a letter for a child to read in the future, are the most effective ...
May 14, 2025 — Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child's psychosocial development. However, few studies have explored the combined impact ...
May 13, 2025 — Experts are urging people, especially those with existing heart or vascular conditions, to seek medical advice before attempting to lose weight using ...
Cannabis Study: Legalization Reduces Problematic Consumption, Particularly Among Certain Individuals
May 9, 2025 — Researchers are investigating how the legal supply of cannabis affects consumption and mental health among participants. In a first academic ...
May 9, 2025 — A new study puts the spotlight on the rising burden of ischemic heart disease across Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania, and calls for localized, ...
May 8, 2025 — A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The researchers behind the study have now started a clinical trial on ...
May 8, 2025 — People who eat more ultra processed foods like cold breakfast cereal, cookies and hot dogs are more likely to have early signs of Parkinson's disease ...
May 6, 2025 — When picturing a 'typical' alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol ...
May 4, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables minimally invasive, wide-field, high-resolution imaging of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in living mice. This technique ...
Earlier Headlines
May 1, 2025 — A team of researchers has made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we understand brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in humans. The scientists found that Eato ...
May 1, 2025 — Estrogens are known for their role in reproduction, but a new study reveals that neuroestrogens -- estrogens produced in the brain -- play a key role in appetite regulation. These brain-made hormones ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A team of researchers designed and tested a new digital toolkit that helps consumers make healthier grocery choices online -- an innovation that could play a major role in the global fight against ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — A preclinical study finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and pain sensitivity -- two issues that commonly co-occur with ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — New research links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing the negative impact of high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diets on cognitive ...
Apr. 19, 2025 — Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — New research has found that nearly half of the time American children spend with their grandparents involves interacting with or watching media on a screen. How that screen time is managed can ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — 'Do we see colors the same way?' is a fundamentally human question and one of great importance in research into the human mind. While impossible to answer at present, researchers take steps ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed and tested an intervention called Counter-Attitudinal Advocacy and compared it to to the well-established Personalized Normative Feedback (PNF) to evaluate their ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study suggests that perceived stress and depression factor into the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking -- perhaps not a surprise. But because the relationship between insomnia ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — 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 ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — With the global prevalence of obesity on the rise, it is crucial to explore the neural mechanisms linked to obesity and its influence on brain and cognitive health. However, the impact of obesity on ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, deaths due to misusing the substance are rising in the United ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — The increasing number of people with eating disorders and a lack of national guidance for support teams has led to researchers calling for a new national strategy that includes specific guidance to ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating rich foods -- something also seen in obese mice. Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin in ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — The pathogen C. diff -- the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea -- can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Molecular Double Agent: Protein 'Eato' Plays Surprising Role in Protecting the Brain
- Neuroestrogen: The Brain's Secret Weapon Against Hunger
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Monday, April 14, 2025
- New Study Finds Surprising Way to Curb College-Aged Drinking Harms -- Without Cutting Alcohol
- Stress, Depression Factor Into Link Between Insomnia, Heavy Drinking
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Eight or More Drinks Per Week Linked to Signs of Injury in the Brain
- Long-Term Effects of Obesity on Brain and Cognitive Health
Thursday, April 3, 2025
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Exercise and Healthy Eating Behavior Together Provide the Best Protection Against Cardiovascular Diseases
- How 'self-Silencing' Your Opinion May Change Behavior
Monday, March 3, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Obesity Starts in the Brain
- Researchers Uncover Blood Metabolites That May Influence Early Childhood Development
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- 'Healthy' Vitamin B12 Levels Not Enough to Ward Off Neuro Decline
- From Plants to People: How Amino Acid, Vitamin Balance Links Plant Immunity to Epilepsy
Monday, February 17, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Uncovering Novel Transcriptional Enhancers in Neuronal Development and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Dessert Stomach Emerges in the Brain
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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Friday, February 7, 2025
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Scientists Reveal Gut Microbes' Hidden Role in Anxiety: Could Probiotics Be the Next Mental Health Breakthrough?
- Carbohydrate Cravings in Depression
- Researchers Discover the Brain Cells That Tell You to Stop Eating
- Fool Yourself: People Unknowingly Cheat on Tasks to Feel Smarter, Healthier
- Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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Monday, January 27, 2025
- Young Adults More Active After Starting Work, but Sleep Less -- Unless Working from Home
- Patients With Anorexia Have Elevated Opioid Neurotransmitter Activity in the Brain
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Myth Busted: Healthy Habits Take Longer Than 21 Days to Set in
- Weight Loss App That Tracks Fiber, Protein Content in Meals
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Biotin May Shield Brain from Manganese-Induced Damage, Study Finds
- Treatment for Children With Obesity Has Lasting Effect
- Signposting Children to Weight Management Services Could Happen When Parents Attend an Adult Program
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Is Eating More Red Meat Bad for Your Brain?
- Memory Systems in the Brain Drive Food Cravings That Could Influence Body Weight
- Bird Flu Is Mutating, but Antivirals Still Work
Friday, January 10, 2025
- High Levels of Disordered Eating Among Young People Linked to Brain Differences
- Red Light Linked to Lowered Risk of Blood Clots
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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Monday, December 30, 2024
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- More Calories -- More Consumption: Individuals With and Without Obesity Both Prefer High-Calories Food, Study Finds
- Is Fake Meat Good to Eat? Processed Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Linked to Depression Risk in Vegetarians
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Naughty or Nice? Many Parents Rely on Threats to Manage Misbehavior -- From No Dessert to No Santa
- Targeting a Brain Enzyme to Curb Obesity
- Researchers Discover New Neurons That Suppress Food Intake
Monday, December 9, 2024
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Hidden Fat Predicts Alzheimer's 20 Years Ahead of Symptoms
- 'I Don't Feel Your Pain': How Alcohol Increases Aggression
- Newfound Mechanism May Explain Why Some Cancer Treatments Boost Risk of Heart Disease
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Language Used by Mothers Affects Oxytocin Levels of Infants
- Dopamine and Serotonin Work in Opposition to Shape Learning
- New Imaging Study Finds Evidence That Emotion Regulation Is Not Always the Most Effective Strategy to Mitigate Suicidal Ideation
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
- National Poll: Some Parents Need Support Managing Children's Anger
- Cocoa or Green Tea Could Protect You from the Negative Effects of Fatty Foods During Mental Stress
- Confinement May Affect How We Smell and Feel About Food
- Alcohol-Related Deaths in the U.S. More Than Double from 1999 to 2020
Thursday, November 14, 2024
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Pandemic-Era Increase in Alcohol Use Persists, Research Shows
- Consistent Bedtime Linked With Better Child Emotion and Behavior Regulation
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
- High Levels of Omega-3, Omega-6 May Protect Against Cancer
- How the Keto Diet Could One Day Treat Autoimmune Disorders
- New Research Identifies Ways to Protect Neurons from the Negative Effect of High-Fat Diet on Multiple Sclerosis Progression