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Overweight man playing basketball

Brain’s ‘appetite control centre’ different in people who are overweight or living with obesity

08 Aug 2023

Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of...

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Wine glasses at The Pint Shop

Larger wine glasses may lead people to drink more

07 Jun 2016

Selling wine in larger wine glasses may encourage people to drink more, even when the amount of wine remains the same, suggests new research from the...

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Where's My Snacks? (crop)

Genetic variant may help explain why Labradors are prone to obesity

03 May 2016

A genetic variation associated with obesity and appetite in Labrador retrievers – the UK and US’s favourite dog breed – has been identified by...

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Orexin neurons

Orchestrating brain activity

01 Feb 2008

New research in Cambridge is deciphering neural control signals that create the right brain state for the right situation.

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