Brain circuit linked to food cravings during pregnancy identified
The findings in mice link pregnancy to higher SK3 channel activity and reduced serotonin neuron firing, which increased food-seeking behavior.
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New study identifies brain activity linked to food cravings during pregnancy
BATON ROUGE — Researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago and Baylor College of Medicine have identified a brain pattern that may explain the relationship between pregnancy and certain food cravings.The study, published in Nature Neuroscience on Friday, provides new insight into how certain physiological changes during pregnancy can influence how the brain regulates food motivation. The study examin…
Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings
Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods.
Brain circuit linked to food cravings during pregnancy identified
Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods. This collaborative study was led by Dr. Yanlin He of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, together with Dr. Pingwen Xu of the University of Illinois Chicago and Dr. Chu…
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