Estrogens are best known as hormones that regulate sexual development in women, although men produce them as well. Now, a new ...

Drew Petersen’s body bounced from rock to rock as he fell down a steep, rugged slope while skiing in Colorado’s High Country.

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition, characterized by restricted eating, fear of weight gain, and insidious ...

Although a woman’s ovaries produce the most estrogen, various types of estrogen are also synthesized throughout different tissues in the body, including the brain’s neurons. New research in The FEBS ...

Figure launches Helix, an AI that allows robots to recognize language and reasoning like humans and grasp household objects ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

"They just need to change their mindset,” some leaders say. Mindset is powerful and malleable. But we can have greater impact ...

Sleep deprivation disrupts hunger hormones, slows metabolism, and fuels junk food cravings, making weight gain almost ...

The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...

The gut microbiome directly influences brain function, mood, and stress levels through the gut-brain axis. Supporting gut ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define brain cell types across species.