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Researchers Identify Neural Pathways Transmitting Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Hunger

A series of experiments on mice published in Cell Reports found that hunger reduces inflammatory responses after an injury. The anti-inflammatory effects of hunger were more robust than those of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. AgRP neurons projecting to the paraventricular nucleus of the brain’s hypothalamus region mediate the majority of hunger’s anti-inflammatory effects. People need food […]