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#appetite — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. GLP-1 drugs may reshape how brain values rewarding foods

    A new study from the University of Virginia reveals that a widely used class of weight-loss drugs does…
    #NewsBeep #News #Medication #addiction #Amygdala #appetite #AU #Australia #Brain #Dopamine #Drugs #food #Health #Nausea #Neurons #oral #research #WeightLoss
    newsbeep.com/au/666041/

  2. #Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains
    Chemicals released from the rectum control the insects’ #appetite
    Using genetic manipulation, team set specific gut cells containing receptor aglow with fluorescent protein. Tagging cells this way showed that there were special cells in pads in the rectum where the receptors were working. It’s these rectal pads that respond to the influence of appetite-altering neuropeptides.
    sciencenews.org/article/mosqui
    archive.ph/HFy8G

  3. A quotation from Eric Hoffer

    Much of man’s thinking is propaganda of his appetites.

    Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
    Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 261 (1955)

    More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/82357/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #appetite #desire #emotion #irrationality #passion #propaganda #selfdeception #selfdelusion #thinking #thought

  4. @fmhilton
    It seems like the only reason #royals still exist is to satisfy those with an #insatiable #appetite for #drama.