For most overweight people, their body tries to prevent permanent weight loss. This means your body is actually working against you to lose weight. That's because how much you weigh is controlled by ...

(Neurons are the cells that send signals between your brain and the rest of your body.) Scientists used to think the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating movement and balance.

"We found that activating these neurons suppresses eating and lowers blood pressure, heart rate and whole-body metabolism." During the research, the team discovered that simultaneous, recurrent ...

They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that encode memories for sugar and fat, profoundly impacting food intake and body weight. Can memory influence what and how much we eat?

"These strategies used helped us create the tools needed for other scientists to target these specific neurons, which will help in discovering more and novel functions of these cells and subtypes ...