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Stimulating hypothalamus restores walking in paralyzed patients: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Gregoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have made significant advances in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The scientists boosted the recovery of lower limb movements in two people with partial SCI by de
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Overweight people’s brains have different 'appetite control centre’: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have demonstrated that the hypothalamus, a crucial part of the brain that regulates appetite, differs in the brains of obese and overweight individuals from those of people who are of a healthy weight.
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Do you know time restricted eating affects gene expression in areas of bod
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Time-restricted eating has been shown in studies to have health benefits, including an increase in life span, making practises like intermittent fasting a hot topic in the wellness industry. However, how it affects the body at the molecular level and how those changes interact across multipl
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Researchers finds how time restricted eating affects gene expression in ar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have demonstrated how time-restricted eating influences gene expression in more than 22 different areas of the body and brain. Gene expression is the process by which genes are activated and respond to their surroundings by producing proteins.
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Ubiquitous nutrients suppress appetite and promote movement
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In experiments on mice, researchers show that non-essential amino acids act as appetite suppressants and promote the urge to move. Their research provides insight into the neural mechanism that controls this behaviour.
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Findings create new model for investigating diseases related to circadian
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Research into genetic mutations that affect circadian rhythms offers new insight into the rest-wake cycle and provides a new model for investigating human disease and ultimately developing medical treatments.
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Genomic study reveals role for hypothalamus in inflammatory bowel disease
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Using sophisticated 3D genomic mapping and integrating with public data resulting from genome-wide association studies (GWAS), researchers have found significant genetic correlations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and stress and depression.
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Study focuses on socially motivated behaviour in monkeys
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Winning a free lunch at your favourite restaurant might not seem as great if another person won a million dollars, which shows how much we value an item is often related to what other people have. Considering the following fact, researchers have discovere
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Cellular stress causes obese mothers to have obese babies: Study
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found the mechanism that causes maternal obesity and its risk of metabolic perturbations in their offspring. They say that the key step in the process is the triggering of stress in a complex membrane system within all
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Women taking birth control pill likely to have smaller key brain region: S
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 07 (ANI): A new study by researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, has significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill.
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Key brain region smaller in birth control pill users: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 04 (ANI): If you have been taking birth control pills either to treat irregular periods, cramps, acne, PCOS, endometriosis or other conditions here's the news for you! A new study by researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, common
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