Hypertension affects approximately one third of the world's adult population and is a major
cause of premature death despite considerable advances in pharmacological treatments …

Adolescence represents a key period of brain development underpinned by the ongoing
maturation of the prefrontal cortex—a brain region involved in the regulation of behaviour …

With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

Cognitive deficits play a role in the development and maintenance of overeating and
obesity, and cognitive training in obesity refers to a family of interventions aimed at reducing …

Objective To synthesise the available scientific evidence on the effects of combined exercise
on glycaemic control, weight loss, insulin sensitivity, blood pressure and serum lipids among …

Abstract Some Diffusion Tensor Imaging studies have shown a loss of white matter (WM)
integrity linked to impaired cognitive function in obese individuals. However, inconsistent …

Obesity is a major health challenge facing many people throughout the world. Increased
consumption of palatable, high-caloric foods is one of the major drivers of obesity. Both …

Psychological factors may explain why some people develop obesity and others remain a
normal weight during their life course. We use an umbrella review approach to build an …

Background and aims Non‐invasive brain stimulation has shown potential in clinical
applications aiming at reducing craving and consumption levels in individuals with drug …

In primates including humans, the orbitofrontal cortex is the key brain region representing
the reward value and subjective pleasantness of the sight, smell, taste and texture of food. At …