The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite. The arcuate nucleus (ARC) in the hypothalamus and area postrema in the brainstem have direct access to circulating hormones ...

The hypothalamus in the brain contains the temperature monitoring centre for the body. The hypothalamus receives nerve impulses from structures in the skin called thermoreceptors, which give ...

When Friedman's team began this study, they sought to pinpoint the location of ... are widespread in the brain. In the current study, they homed in on the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a ...

Scientists have discovered a new brain neuron that may help to curb hunger signals, potentially offering new means of ...

We report here that the delivery of leptin to the hypothalamus through intracranial ... AAV vector-mediated transduction of muscle and brain. In a second series of experiments, the levels of ...

This process is controlled by the thermoregulatory centre, which is contained in the hypothalamus in the brain, and it contains receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood. The skin also ...