Chronic high-fat diets blunt the brain’s pleasure response to rich foods by impairing NAcLat→VTA signaling in mice.

Research in mice by scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, has now revealed an unsuspected brain mechanism that may explain why a chronic high-fat diet (HFD) can reduce the ...

A bite of salty fries or a spoonful of creamy chocolate may give you a rush of pleasure. But when these treats are always ...

New research has revealed dopamine and weight gain be more related than scientists previously thought they were.

While raising mice on a high-fat diet, Gazit Shimoni noticed a striking paradox: While in their home cages, these mice strongly preferred high-fat chow, which contained 60% fat, over normal chow ...

Scientists have long been exploring ways to kill cancer cells by starving them of the nutrients they need to survive. A new ...

University of Rennes researchers have discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from elite athletes into mice improves ...

They have recently unveiled their genetically modified creations known as 'woolly mice', mice that have been engineered to exhibit traits reminiscent of the long-extinct woolly mammoth. This article ...

In a nutshell High-fat diets significantly impair neutrophils—your immune system’s first responders—making them less ...

Researchers found that chronic high-fat diets reduce neurotensin, a brain peptide that enhances dopamine-driven food pleasure ...

Rutgers researchers found that increased brown fat improves longevity and exercise capacity in mice. They aim to develop a ...