In a recent review published in the journal Current Biology, researchers examined the origins, mechanisms, and significance of interoception (the sensing and processing of internal bodily states) and ...

Ever wonder why you feel like crying over a pet food commercial one day but can watch a tearjerker movie completely unfazed the next? Or why your weight seems to fluctuate despite eating the same ...

Worldwide, obesity has tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. This includes an astounding 39 million children under age 5 who were considered overweight or obese in 2020.

Hormones play a crucial role in regulating weight gain and metabolism, influencing how the body stores fat, burns energy, and ...

Hormonal contraceptives shape women’s brains in ways we still barely understand, and it’s time to study their effects on the ...

The intestines are home to trillions of microorganisms that produce substances capable of regulating all the body's organs via the bloodstream and the gut's nervous system. Yet, only little is known ...

In response to seasonal variation in energy availability and thermal environment, physiological and endocrine mechanisms have evolved in temperate zone animals. Seasonal changes in hormone activity ...

Cortisol is known as the body’s primary stress hormone, but it has many essential functions. It naturally peaks in the morning to help you wake up and feel alert and then gradually decreases ...

Hormones act as unseen conductors in the body, sending chemical signals that direct essential processes such as mood, metabolism, growth, reproduction and immune response. With over 200 hormones and ...

Unveiling the science of gut-brain signals: How neural and hormonal pathways shape metabolism, behavior, and groundbreaking ...