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 ...

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 ...

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

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children's found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat less, raising new ...

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

Phase 2 obesity co-administration study with MC4R agonist bremelanotide plus GLP-1/GIP dual agonist tirzepatide Database lock completed Topline data readout ...

Two of the brain regions that showed activity in the fMRI scans were the caudate nucleus, a region associated with reward detection and expectation and the integration of sensory experiences into ...

Our master biological clock, based in the brain’s hypothalamus, is a cluster of about 20,000 nerve cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (because they sit above the optic chiasm). These cells get ...