Brain scans may predict future weight gain in people with mental disorders

With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain ...
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Smaller size of reward-processing brain regions precedes weight gain in youth with high financial adversity

Given the rising rates of childhood obesity and its association with multiple chronic diseases, a team of Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers examined the relationships between financial ...
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Weight gain and anxiety: New insights into how the gut scrambles the brain

A new study has found that gaining weight as a result of poor diet is linked to impaired cognitive functioning and developing symptoms of anxiety, adding to the growing body of evidence that there's ...
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Sleep Loss Rewires the Brain for Cravings and Weight Gain

You stayed up too late scrolling through your phone, answering emails or watching just one more episode. The next morning, you feel groggy and irritable. That sugary pastry or greasy breakfast ...
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Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain – a neurologist explains the science behind the cycle

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain – a neurologist explains the science behind the cycle

Getting enough sleep is one of the most effective ways to restore metabolic balance in the brain and body. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images You stayed up too late scrolling through your phone, ...