Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a debilitating condition and a major cause of premature death worldwide. Chronic stress plays a ...

Chronic stress raises blood pressure. New research from Juntendo University, Japan, reveals that voluntary exercise prevents ...

See, researchers have discovered that the annoying cravings we often get for sweets—even when we’re full already—are a response of our body’s neurological systems. In fact, the same neurons in our ...

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

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 ...

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

Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...

In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones that cause sugar cravings, potentially ...

These include the prefrontal cortex, the central amygdala, the hippocampus, as well as several hypothalamic and brainstem nuclei such as the nucleus of the solitary tract, the locus coeruleus, the C1 ...

Palatin Technologies has completed its Phase II study, BMT-801, evaluating the joint administration of melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) bremelanotide with tirzepatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 ...