Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control ...

A popular sugar substitute may move the scale, but not in the direction most people expect. A new study finds sucralose, the ...

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose-a widely used sugar substitute-increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.

It was found that sucralose increased hunger and activity in the hypothalamus, especially in obese people. The sugar ...

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 is a brain area located below the thalamus. It consists of several nuclei with distinct functions, many of which involve regulation of the autonomic nervous system. POMC and AgRP ...

"Body temperature regulation is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that acts as the body’s ...

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 ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February ...