Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

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

One group of neurons projected to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH), a brain region involved in hunger regulation. The other group projected to the lateral hypothalamus (LH ...

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

These project from the arcuate nucleus to other key hypothalamic nuclei, such as the paraventricular ... million are obese. The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite.

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

The main producers of these opioids are neurons located in a brain region that regulates appetite, metabolism and hormones, called the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. These cells, known as ...

The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite ... PYY = Peptide YY; PVN = Paraventricular nucleus; VMN = Ventromedial nucleus.