No one wants to overeat, yet many of us are fighting a never-ending battle with our hormones and ancient brain centres to try to control our body weight - often unsuccessful. At #Helferlab, we use state-of-the art neuroscience research to understand why losing weight can be such a challenge. We explore how our brains work against our dieting goals, why some folks feel hungier than others, and how good circadian health can help us live a longer and healthier life.

We want to ...

• understand how appetite and body weight is regulated in the brain
• uncover strategies to prevent obesity or therapeutic solutions for treating it
• uncover the fascinating reasons why some animals life healthy and long lives

In the #Helferlab, we use a range of model systems (from brain cells to animal models to humans) and state-of-the art tools including gene therapy, stereotaxic surgery, behavioural analysis, nutritive interventions and metabolic characterisations, molecular biology and imaging.