New research has revealed dopamine and weight gain be more related than scientists previously thought they were.

Obese people often experience less pleasure from eating, and UC Berkeley scientists may have discovered why: a decrease in a ...

Study found that reduced neurotensin in obese mice prevented dopamine from triggering the usual pleasure response to ...

A study published Wednesday indicates that low levels of a key brain chemical among overweight patients with high-fat diets ...

Two types of neurons in the hippocampus either store memories for sugar or drive fat cravings, shaping food intake and ...

A team led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has shown in mice that a high-fat diet increases metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer, which has the worst prognosis.

Researchers found that chronic high-fat diets reduce neurotensin, a brain peptide that enhances dopamine-driven food pleasure ...

Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating rich foods -- something also seen in obese mice. Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin in ...

Chronic high-fat diets blunt the brain’s pleasure response to rich foods by impairing NAcLat→VTA signaling in mice.

UC Berkeley researchers have uncovered a surprising link between high-fat diets and reduced pleasure in eating, offering new hope in the fight against obesity.

The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can ...