Nowadays, due to the rise of fast-food consumption, the metabolic diseases are increasing
as a result of high-sugar and high-fat diets. Therefore, there is an urgent need for natural …

The past decades have witnessed the rise and fall of several, largely unsuccessful,
therapeutic attempts to bring the escalating obesity pandemic to a halt. Looking back to look …

Drugs of abuse cause changes in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and associated regions that
impair inhibitory control over drug-seeking. Breaking the contingencies between drug …

The role of food constituents as pharmacological agents is an important consideration in
health and obesity. Vitamin C acts as a small molecule antioxidant but is also a co-factor for …

Free-feeding animals navigate complex nutritional landscapes in which food availability,
cost, and nutritional value can vary markedly. Animals have thus developed neural …

Diabetes, a complex multisystem metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, leads
to complications that reduce quality of life and increase mortality. Diabetes pathophysiology …

The vagus nerve serves as an interoceptive relay between the body and the brain. Despite
its well-established role in feeding behaviors, energy metabolism, and cognitive functions …

The gut microbiota interacts directly with dietary nutrients and has the ability to modify host
feeding behavior, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Select gut …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) has ascended as a pivotal model organism in the realm of gut-brain
axis research, principally owing to its high-throughput experimental capabilities and …

Excessive consumption of sugary foods increases the likelihood of obesity, as well as the
preventable risk of lifestyle illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases …