Uncategorized - May 29, 2015
Obesity, Opioid Link Discovered
Researchers at Aalto University and University of Turku have discovered how altered opioid neurotransmission in the brain is connected to obesity. Scientists found that obesity was associated with a significantly lowered number of opioid receptors in the brain. No changes, though, were observed in the dopamine neurotransmitter system, which regulates motivational aspects of eating. It […]