"The peril of preconceived narratives" in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social with @vdarcey.bsky.social in response to the fall out from our recent study that failed to show significant brain dopamine responses to UPF milkshakes similar to highly addictive drugs. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lYiE5WXUl...

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WATCH: Dr. Kevin Hall is departing NIH after 21 years at his “dream job.” He says his research findings were being censored under RFK Jr. "What is it going to be like if they want to start actually meddling in the research itself?"

Thanks to @jaketapper.bsky.social for inviting me on his show yesterday! www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/h...

The full paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For >20 years obesity was thought to be associated with reduced dopamine receptors in brain reward regions. Now, a big study by @vdarcey.bsky.social shows that this may be have been an artifact (top figure panel) due to brain dopamine tone being positively associated with body fat (bottom).

Researchers have sued six big academic publishers, arguing their practices are illegal and anticompetitive.

Nice @nytimes.com story by @alicecallahan.bsky.social about ultra-processed food addiction and implications of our latest Cell Metabolism study led by @vdarcey.bsky.social. With comments from @danasmall.bsky.social Alex DiFeliceantonio and Ashley Gearhardt. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/w...