The hypothalamus, a critical part of the brain, plays a vital role in regulating both body temperature and hunger/satiety. Davis explains that, when the hypothalamus is engaged in temperature ...

A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals.

Throughout history, people have had to find ways to cope with varying environmental conditions. Whether they lived in a hot or cold climate or had access to plentiful or limited water, they adapted ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) is a rare type of obesity caused by damage to the hypothalamus, the brain region that regulates hunger, metabolism, and energy balance. This damage disrupts your body’s ...

Body temperature regulation, or thermoregulation, is the biological process by which organisms maintain internal body temperature within a physiologically optimal range despite external or internal ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2008;3(5):577-592. Disclosure: The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial ...

FDA approval establishes setmelanotide as the first labeled option for acquired hypothalamic obesity, addressing a population estimated at ~10,000 in the US and characterized by severe hyperphagia.

The GI tract is the body's largest endocrine organ and releases a plethora of regulatory peptide hormones that influence a number of physiological processes. The majority of these hormones are ...