Researchers report appetite signals cross a single synapse in under 100 milliseconds, relaying information from the gut to the brain much quicker than previously thought. Read More
Taking a 'nature pill' of spending twenty minutes a day outdoors can help to lower cortisol levels. Read More
A new study reports on how dopamine can regulate itself. Read More
Neuroscience researchers from Tufts identify potential target for drug therapy for wide range of disorders associated with stress Neuroscience researchers... Read More
From comfort eating to hormonal levels contributing to a desire for sweets, many studies have investigated why women with PMS often crave certain foods. Researchers explore why food cravings may occur, and what can be done to suppress them for women with premenstrual syndrome. Read More
Researchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice. Read More
A new study reveals pedophilic men have increased activity in the left anterior insular cortex when viewing images of young animals. Read More
Researchers report they are able to see alterations in gene expression up to two hours after a stickleback fish interacts with an intruder. They speculate the changes in gene expression and chromatin modification could help set up the brain to respond to future threats. The study appears in PLOS Genetics. Read More
A new study reveals how male sex steroids impact brain development. The findings could help shed light on behavioral developmental differences between males and females. Read More
New research provides additional insight into how the brain regulates body fat and could help provide more effective methods of weight loss. Read More
A new study suggests COVID-19 may deplete testosterone levels in males. Findings reveal as testosterone decreased, the severity of coronavirus increased. Men who died from coronavirus infection had significantly lower mean testosterone than those who recovered. For those who were asymptomatic, 65.2% reported a loss in libido. Read More
Researchers have discovered a connection between a lack of ovarian hormones and changes in the nucleus accembens following menopause. Read More
