Comment | Randy J. Seeley, Ph.D. & Ormond MacDougald (Michigan Surgery) raise the question of raising the temperature in mouse experiments to a physiological level, and the impact that temperature has on metabolic studies in mice. nature.com/articles/s4225…

OK wowsers. The Australian government NHMRC has just funded the FIRST (to my knowledge) preclinical investigation into the effects of #psilocybin on neurobiology, cognition, and behaviour relevant to #anorexia nervosa in the lab of yours truly Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

The nervous system evolved to provide a competitive advantage to coordinate feeding. Anyone interested in the gut brain axis and/or control of food intake has to read this landmark paper. Instant classic. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Comprehensive studies in rats identify a gut-CNS neural-BAT axis that contributes to increased energy expenditure and #weightloss after VSG #obesity biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

#ICO2022 will be a wonderful chance for those in Melbourne to attend a top International meeting without leaving town! World Obesity ANZOS

Pleased to announce our next in the 2022 ANZOS webinar series: Protein Leverage and Obesity with Prof David Raubenheimer & Prof Stephen Simpson moderated by@DrAJRose on Thursday 26th May 2022 @ 6:00 PM AEST. Registration is free (but essential): anzos.com/anzos-webinar-…

Join us 21 May 11am AEST for the Metabolic H-talk seminar by Prof David James david james from Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney talking about systems analysis of insulin resistance. Sydney Uni Life&Env Sydney Health Sydney Science CPC EMCR Life Metabolism Garvan Institute of Medical Research Hongyuan Rob Yang #WomenInSTEM

We are having a FED3 workshop at the 3rd Metabolic Diseases; Breakthrough Discoveries in Obesity and Diabetes meeting in October. Dont miss out, spaces are limited. Check out bdi-mdo.org to register. BDI Metabolism @LexKravitz Claire Foldi Michael Krashes Open Ephys https://bsky.app/profile/openephys.bsky

The Obesity Crisis: More than just a weight issue. Hear the latest progress from leading health and medical researchers at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and BDI Metabolism public lecture. #ObesityCrisis Register here bit.ly/3B3od17

Excellent evening of discussion and public outreach NGV with Claire Foldi BDI Metabolism

GTTs and ITTs: aim for shorter fasting times | Nature Metabolism- new data suggesting optimal fasting is 2 h for mice. nature.com/articles/s4225…

Congratulations to Brian Oldfield for being awarded the SSIB Distinguished Career Award honoring his accomplishments in, and contributions to, the understanding of ingestive behavior. Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute BDI Metabolism

New work from the lab is out in ⁦eLife - the journal⁩! We used an experimenter-free touchscreen testing system from Phenosys to examine effects of activity-based anorexia on flexible learning & vice versa 🐁📲 ⁦Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute⁩ elifesciences.org/articles/84961

Congratulations on a Distinguished Career to a great friend & mentor Brian Oldfield SSIB #SSIB2023

Looking for a useful resource to help choose the right neurobiological tool for your metabolism studies? We highlight key considerations when designing your experiments, and guide you to the right tools for the job! Henning Fenselau Nature Reviews Endocrinology nature.com/articles/s4157…