Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

You lean back from the dinner table, feeling like you physically couldn’t fit another bite in – but then someone offers pie ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

The Senescence Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) is a naturally occuring mouse line ... aging research to study phenotypes such as immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, and brain atrophy. The mice have ...

The tiny plastic particles are gobbled up by immune cells, travel through the bloodstream and eventually become lodged in blood vessels in the brain ... was happening in mouse brains through ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the ...

“Interestingly, GLP-1RA drugs act on receptors that are expressed in brain areas involved in impulse control, reward and addiction — potentially explaining their effectiveness in curbing appetite and ...