Most people who ask about our research are somewhat aghast to hear that their neurons might be dens for a brain parasite obtained from cats or from eating contaminated meat. Although Toxoplasma gondii, or “Toxo” for short, can be an aggressive cause of birth defects, eye disease, or fatal neural syndrome in people with weak immunity, many of the 2 billion people infected, including 60 million A...

I t has been known for decades that marijuana causes the “munchies,” i.e., a hunger for palatable food, and for more than 10 y that endocannabinoids (eCBs), in some ways marijuana’s counterpart in the organism, are orexigenic mediators (1). When injected in the hypothalamus (HT) or nucleus accumbens (NAc), two key brain areas for the homeostatic and hedonic control of food intake, these compoun...

A poor appetite in older adults is an important determinant of reduced food intake and undernutrition. Food preferences may influence food intake. The aim of this study was to investigate food preferences of older adults with a poor appetite and compare these with preferences of older adults with a good appetite. Older adults (n = 349, aged 65-101 years) in nursing/residential care homes, hospi...

Knowledge about the relationship between exercise and appetite is important both for athletes wishing to optimise performance and for those interested in maintaining a healthy body weight. A variety of hormones are involved in appetite regulation including both episodic hormones, which are responsive to episodes of feeding, and tonic hormones, which are important regulators of energy storage ov...

o b j ective: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is one of the most common mental disorders in childhood and it continues to adulthood without proper treatment. stimulants have been used in treatment of adhd for many years and the efficacy of methylphenidate (mph) in the treatment of adults with adhd has been proven to be acceptable according to meta-analysis studies. however, ther...

in the modern world, organizations are considered as intelligent systems. increased organizational intelligence (oi) helps organizations to effectively analyze their data, store results, and use outcomes for making professional decisions. the purpose of this study was to measure oi in agriculture- jihad organization in guilan. a sample of 201 out of personnel was selected from in agriculture- j...