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

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

A novel brain circuit that drives craving for sweets after meals, explaining why we always have room for dessert. Blocking it ...

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

Oxytocin promotes love, and relationships and also benefits your health. But scientists say there is a dark side to this ...

A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

Galen, a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher who lived during Roman times, described the heart as the body’s furnace, ...