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Theme Food: How Your Traits Shape What You Eat

Theme Food: How Your Traits Shape What You Eat

Some people try to shed weight by limiting food intake, a behavior referred to as "restrained eating." But are restrained eaters generally self-restrained in other aspects of life? While often seen as a sign of disordered eating, research shows that restrained eating is not inherently harmful. When practiced

Theme Food: Short-Term Fasting Doesn’t Hurt Brain Power

Theme Food: Short-Term Fasting Doesn’t Hurt Brain Power

My dad always stressed the importance of eating breakfast before school, insisting that an empty stomach would “dull my brain and make learning much harder.” I dutifully ate my oats—but was he right? There are two main theories about how fasting could affect the brain. One hypothesis suggests that

Theme Food: Mapping the Brain in Eating Disorders

Theme Food: Mapping the Brain in Eating Disorders

Understanding how brain structure and function are altered in eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, is essential for advancing and improving treatment strategies. A recent study offers the first comparative analysis using advanced MR imaging to compare brain structure and function in women with these eating disorders

Theme Food: Brain Fuel - How Energy Molecules Shape Aging Minds

Theme Food: Brain Fuel - How Energy Molecules Shape Aging Minds

Scientists are searching to uncover how molecules related to energy production in the body may influence brain health as we age. What is actually healthy? In human energy production, ketone bodies, pyruvate, and citrate are vital for energy in the body and connect to our diet. Ketone bodies are produced

Understanding Brain Changes in Obesity and Surgery

Understanding Brain Changes in Obesity and Surgery

Obesity is a widespread health challenge. It is less commonly known that obesity also affects the brain, leading to reduced cognitive function and executive abilities. The intricate interplay between obesity, brain health, and surgery stems from various factors. Neuroinflammation, vascular abnormalities, and increased oxidative stress on the brain cells are

Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease: It's the other way round with the M4 Receptors ...

Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease: It's the other way round with the M4 Receptors ...

The cardinal movement symptoms, stiffness, and tremor in Parkinson’s disease are caused by the gradual loss of neurons producing dopamine in the substantia nigra. Dopamine is essential for coordinating movement, and its loss disrupts the striatum, a brain region responsible for motor control. This disruption leads to an imbalance

"Speak slower Human, Come on!"

"Speak slower Human, Come on!"

The Evolution of Human-Dog Vocal Communication Vocal communication between dogs and humans has evolved to be highly effective, shaped by the needs of both species. While humans adjust their speech to accommodate dogs’ hearing capacities, dogs have developed a sensitivity to human speech cues, even without prior exposure. Dogs’ vocalizations