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Food for thought: how convincing is the addiction model?
Obesity is at pandemic levels in the western world. You won’t be surprised to hear that central to this is our increasing appetite for food, and lots of it. As clinicians attempt to think outside the...
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Obesity research highlights potential new drug
New evidence from work carried out in Cambridge suggests that a certain dopamine antagonist reduces bias towards rewarding foods in overweight and obese participants. It is hoped that this might...
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Impulsivity and binge eating may drive obesity in a subgroup of individuals
Obesity is one of the western world’s most prevalent disorders with more than half of the population in the UK being classified as overweight or obese. A new study by researchers at the Brain Mapping...
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CIDDRG to host triennial Prader-Willli Syndrome International Conference
This July will see the 8th International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation Conference held at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder of obesity which...
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The Skinny on Cocaine
Chronic cocaine use may reduce the body’s ability to store fat, new research from the department suggests. The scientists found that cocaine use may cause profound metabolic changes which can result...
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Obesity induced by antipsychotics related to lower birth weight.
Dr Hisham Ziauddeen Patients with schizophrenia die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. This mental illness is associated with an altered perception of reality and severe distress....
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