When we imagine the brain, we tend to picture one command center—such as a control hub within the human skull—managing all body functions. But nature is not always a centralised design. Indeed, ...

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 ...

Reducing caloric intake by 30% for 20 years slowed down indicators of brain aging in a new study of rhesus monkeys. Specifically, calorie reduction appeared to enhance the integrity of the brain’s ...

New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some cravings feel impossible to resist. Cravings may feel impulsive, but new research ...

Research from University College Cork found that a high fat, high sugar diet early in life caused lasting changes in feeding behaviour and brain pathways in a mouse model, even after the diet stopped ...