Obesity has tripled over the past 40 years to become a major public health issue, as it is
linked with increased mortality and elevated risk for various physical and neuropsychiatric …

Obesity affects 13% of the adult population worldwide and this number is only expected to
increase. Obesity is known to have a negative impact on cardiovascular and metabolic …

Context Chronic obesity is associated with several complications, including cognitive
impairment and dementia. However, we have only piecemeal knowledge of the mechanisms …

Increased visceral fat is associated with an increased mortality rate. Bioelectrical impedance
analysis (BIA) is a noninvasive method to assess visceral fat that is easily accessible and …

Purpose Pediatric obesity is a growing public health concern. Previous work has observed
diet to impact nucleus accumbens (NAcc) inflammation in rodents, measured by the reactive …

Motivation theories of obesity suggest that one of the brain mechanisms underlying
pathological eating and weight gain is the dysregulation of dopaminergic circuits. Although …

Introduction Cannabis is the most widely used regulated substance by youth and adults.
Cannabis use has been associated with psychosocial problems, which have been partly …

Mindfulness training has been shown to improve psychological health and general well-
being. However, it is unclear which brain and personality systems may be affected by this …

Impulsiveness is a stable personal characteristic that contributes to obesity and may interact
with it. Specifically, obesity is caused by unrestrained impulse eating that is not consciously …

Abstract Systems genetics holds the promise to decipher complex traits by interpreting their
associated SNPs through gene regulatory networks derived from comprehensive multi …