Researchers report on the role the arcuate nucleus plays in metabolic regulation and appetite suppression following exercise.
According to a new study, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis could help to treat pain caused by cancer treatments in myeloma patients.
A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.
Researchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.
Researchers report myelin continues to form and restructure in the adult brain.
A new Nature study reveals the brain circuits responsible for thirst and satiety.
Researchers have identified a specific network in the brain of mice that drives the need to drink.
Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.
Much like other animals, the upside-down jellyfish enters into sleep. However, unlike other animals, the jellyfish has no central nervous system. Researchers believe the need to sleep evolved before the emergence of a central nervous system.
Researchers have confirmed previous findings linking abnormalities in serotonin to sudden death in infants. It is hoped the findings will help other researchers to develop biomarkers to identify infants at increased risk of SIDS.
In fruit flies, the need to sleep is overridden by the need to mate, a new study reports.
A new study explores the potential link between the gut microbiome and mental health. Researchers report depression may be influenced by disturbances to gut bacteria, suggesting nutrition and diet, in combination with other strategies, could help treat the disorder.
