Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...

In early 2021, a 64-year-old woman from south-eastern New South Wales began dealing with stomach aches and diarrhoea, which ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might actually be the next big thing in brain medicine. Scientists just dropped a bombshell study in Nature Microbiology that’s got the medica ...

Relationships of eating behaviors with psychopathology, brain maturation and genetic risk for obesity in an adolescent cohort study. Nature Mental Health , 2025; 3 (1): 58 DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024 ...

Structural brain differences appear to play a role in the development of these eating habits. The study, published in Nature Mental Health, investigates the links between genetics, brain structure ...

Study: Relationships of eating behaviors with psychopathology, brain maturation and genetic risk for obesity in an adolescent cohort study. Image Credit: Dasha Petrenko/Shutterstock.com In a ...