Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have now discovered that what we call ...

Understanding why we always have room for dessert could lead to new treatments for obesity, researchers have revealed.

In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones that cause sugar cravings, potentially ...

If brain health is top of mind for you, you may want to alter your eating habits—and not necessarily what you eat, but when ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many ...

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 ...

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Explore the science behind why we always have room for dessert, even after a full meal, and the brain's sugar cravings.

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. The findings ...