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When mice are full and eat sugar, these nerve cells not only release signaling molecues that stimulate satiety, but also one of the body's own opiate: ß-endorphin. This acts on other nerve cells ...

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Moreover, “the current analysis does not resolve the question of whether OPN3 can function as a light sensor in the mouse brain,” Lang said. “That remains to be addressed in future studies.” The ...

The researchers got the mice brains to express light-sensitive ... and interpret all the gut hormones that are released in response to eating,” Nectow said. ”And ultimately, they leverage ...