The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testes, and other endocrine organs). The thyroid gland releases hormones into ...

But have you ever wondered what's actually going on in your brain when you have anxiety? A lot of it comes down to chemicals.

The hypothalamus consists of several nuclei that integrate peripheral signals, such as adiposity and caloric intake, to regulate important pathways within the CNS controlling food intake.

The hypothalamus integrates neurohormonal signaling ... project to such areas as the caudal brainstem, cortex and limbic system, and thereby act to process and integrate feeding signals.

In rare diseases, rare mutations have long been thought of as the only contributor. Genetic analyses of people with such conditions now suggest that the effects of common genetic variants can ...