Coma is a state of prolonged unconsciousness usually caused by brain injury stroke or other severe medical conditions ...

A high-fat diet can promote overweight and increase the risk of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes. In mice brains, this ...

A high-fat diet affects the brain and metabolism, but researchers believe sugar might have a stronger impact than fat. A diet ...

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The prevalence of obesity is steadily rising and has huge health and financial implications ... This review highlights the key areas of research in the hypothalamic control of appetite.

Confocal image representing the immunolabelling of AgRP and Synaptophysin-TdTomato in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior (PVH ant) of a mouse brain. A high-fat diet can ...

Maternal and paternal obesity can epigenetically reprogram offspring, affecting their metabolic health. Maternal HFD exposure ...

New research reveals how extracellular matrix (ECM) buildup in the brain’s hypothalamus leads to insulin resistance, paving the way for innovative therapies targeting obesity and diabetes.

Long, wire-like projections of neurons in the hypothalamus that form body weight circuits appear red and green. Cell bodies from one area of the hypothalamus (bottom of image) branch up to another.

Sebastian Furness receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Australian Research Council ...