Category Archives: Hypothalamus

A series of new mouse experiments has uncovered a crucial method by which the brain and immune system interact to destroy deep visceral fat reserves. While the findings are limited to mice, the authors are hopeful that the system may extend to other animals, including humans Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION Body temperature affects all physiological processes and thus must be tightly controlled. In mammals, the preoptic area of the hypothalamus functions as a thermostat by combining the outputs of multiple warming- and cooling-activated cells to regulate physiological and behavioral mechanisms that keep body temperature near the homeostatic set point (13). The computations that integrate warming cell (WC) and cooling cell (CC) outputs are not understood. Continue reading →

24 Aug 2021 Posted by Andrew Kantor The FDA would like to remind you that you are not a horse. Or a cow. Dont take ivermectin to prevent Covid-19. Continue reading →

New research published inThe Journal of Physiologyfound that oxytocin, known as the love hormone, plays an important role in stress' disruption of digestion including bloating, discomfort, nausea, and diarrhoea. Stress is known to disrupt gastrointestinal functions and causes a delay in how quickly food leaves the stomach. Continue reading →

Lukas B. Krone, University of Oxford; Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, University of Oxford, and Zoltn Molnr, University of Oxford No one can stay awake forever Continue reading →

By Nick Wolny 3 minute Read Four score and seventeen pounds ago, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed about relaunching my consulting company. Resigning from a cushy job in a pandemic would be challenging, but Id made jumps like this before, so about nine minutes into lockdown, I peaced out and leapt back into the tumultuous world of entrepreneurship. Things started off great. Continue reading →

Fan Wang spends most of her workdays in the confines of a lab, overseeing experiments, reviewing reams of data, and managing a team of research scientists. Continue reading →

New Israeli clinical trials will examine the safety and efficacy of cannabis-based treatments for some of the most painful and persistent gynecological conditions faced by women. Continue reading →

The hourglass tracks how much sleep weve had. No one can stay awake forever Continue reading →

A team of scientists in the US investigating the relationship between metabolic syndrome and a key hormone have demonstrated how a promising new drug could play an important preventative role in a variety of conditions. Continue reading →