Montoya cycled through restrictive fad diets and their emotional fallout for years, and eventually was diagnosed with hypothyroid disease, which can lead to weight gain, among other symptoms, ...

The fatigue and lack of motivation that many cancer patients experience near the end of life have been seen as the ...

As cancer progressed, mice still pursued easy rewards but quickly abandoned tasks requiring greater effort. Meanwhile, we ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation ...

Fatigue and loss of motivation in patients with advanced cancer have long been seen as inevitable side effects of physical decline and weight loss. However, new research from Washington University ...

Blocking the pathway restored motivation, even though the cancer and weight loss continued ... Cancer Institute grant R37CA286477-01A1, Cancer Center Support grant 5P30CA045508, NIMH grant ...