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Innovative research on #metabolism and growing knowledge about the processes that help keep our energy levels balanced. Posts by Berghoff & Kornelsin.

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Mark your calendars! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

The MANIAC Symposium is taking place on September 9th!

Find the compelling line-up below โฌ‡๏ธ

04.08.2025 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Geruch von Essen kann Sรคttigung auslรถsen โ€“ neue Erkenntnisse Essverhalten: Schon der Geruch von Essen kann das Sรคttigungsgefรผhl auslรถsen โ€“ zeigen Forschende am Max-Planck-Institut. Bei รœbergewicht scheint dieser Mechanismus gestรถrt zu sein.

Not feeling hungry after cooking? Janice Bulk chatted about the latest study by the Steculorum Lab in an interview with German radio. ๐Ÿ‘ƒ ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ“ป

Great job, Janice!

www.swr.de/leben/gesund...

23.07.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An office management training program at a research institute? Absolutely! We had the pleasure of presenting our program at the last-minute apprenticeship fair in Cologne ๐Ÿš€
๐ŸŽฏ Our goal? To inspire young talent about administrative topics and give them a solid, practical education!

17.07.2025 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Understanding the Brain's Response to Motherhood Silvana Valtcheva's research group studies neuroplasticity in the maternal brain during the postpartum period.

www.sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silv...

08.07.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Understanding the Brain's Response to Motherhood Silvana Valtcheva's research group studies neuroplasticity in the maternal brain during the postpartum period.

www.sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silv...

08.07.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have a new research group at MPI for Metabolism Research!๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

A warm welcome to @svaltcheva.bsky.social !๐Ÿ‘‹
For a first impression find her introduction belowโฌ‡๏ธ
and further informations under sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silvan

08.07.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

RESEARCH | @janice-bulk.bsky.social ,โ€ฌ @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social et al (@mpi-metabolism.bsky.social)

A Medial Septum (MS) sensory circuit, where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake
#Metabolism #Science
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www.nature.com/articles/s42...

30.06.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ”ฌ Join us for the next #iBehave Seminar!
๐Ÿง  Dr. Henning Fenselau @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social on The Synaptic Mechanism of Metabolism Regulation

๐Ÿ“…July 4, 2025 | ๐Ÿ•› 12:00 PM
Host: Prof. Grunwald Kadow & Prof. Beck, @unibonn.bsky.social UniklinkBonn

๐Ÿ“งZoom: ibehave@uni-bonn.de

#Neuroscience #Metabolism

24.06.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They mapped a sensory circuit where food odours activate medial septum glutamatergic neurons, limiting food intake before the first biteโ€”and it's impaired in #obesity.
#Neuroscience #Olfaction #SensoryPerception #ObesityResearch

11.06.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

Exciting news from @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social Lab!๐Ÿค“

๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿง  Smelling food primes your brain for satiety.
Find out more in ๐Ÿงต or under ๐Ÿ”— www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Congrats to @sophiesteculorum.bsky.social , first author @janice-bulk.bsky.social and all contributing authors!

11.06.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Newly identified group of nerve cells in the brain regulates bodyweight Researchers identify nerve cells in the brain that regulate body weight, paving the way for novel obesity treatments.

Newly identified group of nerve cells in the brain regulates bodyweight.

๐Ÿง  Nerve cells in the hypothalamus influence eating behavior and weight gain.

๐Ÿ” Nerve cells are controlled by the hormone leptin

๐Ÿ’ก Potential to develop further targeted treatments for obesity

www.sf.mpg.de/2106779/2505...

28.05.2025 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿง  Der Tag ist da โ€“ the doors are open, herzlich willkommen - welcome! Komm vorbei und erlebe es selbst: Forschung fรผr alle! #ScienceForEveryone โœจ

#TagderoffenenTรผr #CECAD #Alternsforschung #Kรถln #WissenschaftErleben #ForschungFรผrAlle #OpenDay @mpiage.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

17.05.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reminder: It's Open Day Time this saturday, May 17th)!

๐Ÿ•š11am - 4pm
๐Ÿ“ŒCologne, Lindenthal

A dive into the world of science of ageing and metabolism for the entire family!๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ

Find all informations here tag-der-forschung.de

14.05.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ” Curious about #science?
Come to our #OpenDay on 17 May 2025!

Enjoy lab tours, hands-on activities, fascinating talks, and fun for the whole family โ€” all for free!

๐Ÿ“Cologne
โ„น๏ธ Details: www.tag-der-forschung.de

#OpenDay #ScienceForEveryone #FamilyFun
@mpiage.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

06.05.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pint of Science Kรถln Explore Pint of Science Deutschland events in Cologne

๐ŸŒŸ Discover Science Over a Drink! ๐Ÿป

Are you in or around Cologne and curious about exciting research? Join us at the Pint of Science in Cologne's pubs from 19 to 21 May! Get tickets and all the info here: pintofscience.de/events/cologne

#Pint25 #Pint25DE

06.05.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are very much looking forward to our open day!

You can find all the information here: tag-der-forschung.de

30.04.2025 08:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hypothalamic PNOC/NPY neurons constitute mediators of leptin-controlled energy homeostasis Activation of PNOCARC neurons promotes feeding. Here, Solheim etย al. describe PNOC neurons in the murine ARC as mediators of leptin action in body weight maintenance. Moreover, they molecularly and fu...

๐Ÿšจ New insights into appetite regulation ๐Ÿšจ

Newest Paper in Cell!

๐Ÿง Hypothalamic PNOC/NPY neurons are crucial mediators of leptin-controlled energy homeostasis, directly inhibit POMC neurons and promote feeding behavior.

๐Ÿ‘ all colleagues involved

๐Ÿ“– www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

29.04.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 8th Rhineland RNA Club with great local speakers and Julian Kรถnig @koenig-lab.bsky.social as invited speaker was a fun and well attended event with lots of #RNA discussions and networking. Organized and hosted by @inahuppertz.bsky.social at @mpiage.bsky.social. #RNAsky

28.03.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Flyer for the DC and nationwide rally on March 7, 2025. "Stand up for Science", "Science is for everyone".

Flyer for the DC and nationwide rally on March 7, 2025. "Stand up for Science", "Science is for everyone".

To everyone in the U.S. standing up for science today, calling for policies that support science, not suppress it: weโ€™re with you! Cutting science doesnโ€™t just harm scientists โ€“ it harms society as a whole. #StandUpForScience

07.03.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 168    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Hi everyone ๐Ÿ‘‹ We are the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, and we study how the body controls weight and glucose levels. Our long-term goal is to develop treatments for diabetes and obesity! Follow us to keep up to date with our latest discoveries, findings and events! ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿง“๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

25.02.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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