/neuro/taxonomy/term/216/all en /neuro/channels/news/study-finds-obesity-related-neurodegeneration-mimics-alzheimers-disease-345693 <h4><b>Thinning in the right temporo-parietal cortex and left prefrontal cortex were similar in both groups</b></h4> <p>A new study led by scientists at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of 黑料不打烊 University finds a correlation between neurodegeneration in obese people and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) patients.</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:08:59 +0000 naiwrita.sen@mcgill.ca 5702 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/how-much-do-obesity-and-addictions-overlap-302107 <p><strong>Food can trigger overconsumption similar to alcohol and drugs, but it is not the whole story</strong></p> <p>A large analysis of personality studies has found that people with obesity behave somewhat like people with addictions to alcohol or drugs. But obesity is also a complex condition that cannot be fully explained by the addiction model.</p> Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:30:22 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4085 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/gut-hormone-increases-response-food-292422 <p><strong>Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours</strong></p> <p>The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist. One factor in this hunger response is a hormone found in the stomach that makes us more vulnerable to tasty food smells, encouraging overeating and obesity. New research on the hormone ghrelin was published on Dec. 4, 2018, led by Dr. Alain Dagher鈥檚 lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of 黑料不打烊 University.</p> Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:25:01 +0000 martin.maynard@mail.mcgill.ca 3282 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/link-between-obesity-brain-and-genetics-289083 <p><strong>When it comes to weight gain, the problem may be mostly in our heads, and our genes</strong></p> <p>Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research.</p> Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:42:51 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3141 at /neuro