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 ...

Engaging in moderate exercises like walking, jogging, swimming, or cycling for a minimum of 30 minutes daily increases blood ...

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill ...

To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...

Body temperature is controlled by the hypothalamus in the brain. If the hypothalamus detects that the body is too hot, the response is that the body begins to sweat to try and reduce the ...

A brand new candidate for weight-loss treatment is on the table, with scientists uncovering for the first time how a hormone ...

The study provides new insight into the importance of the hypothalamus of the brain and its role in common childhood obesity, ...