Why do some people get 'hangry' more quickly than others?
"Come on, little fella—we should get going now." But my son was not listening. The sand in the playground was just right, so he kept digging with his new toy excavator.
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Nervous System: News and Research on Hypothalamus
MeSH tree: A08.186.211.200.317.357
Bright light suppresses eating and weight gain in mice
Past research has found that exposure to bright lights and high levels of noise can alter both physiological processes and human behavior. For instance, an elevated or limited exposure to bright lights and noise has been ...
Key brain cell 'hubs' found to synchronize the body's internal clock
What makes someone a "morning lark" or a "night owl?" Why does jet lag hit us so hard, and why do some people struggle each winter with seasonal affective disorder? Clues to these puzzles may lie in a tiny brain region called ...
Dec 22, 2025
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Cancer disrupts brain's day-night rhythm, altering stress hormone cycles in mice
"The brain is an exquisite sensor of what's going on in your body," says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger. "But it requires balance. Neurons need to be active or inactive at the right times. ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It's not by chance
You've probably experienced it—your alarm is set for 6:30 a.m., yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There's no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it's time.
Dec 13, 2025
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Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response
Astringency is a dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery sensation in the mouth caused by plant-derived polyphenols. Polyphenols, including flavanols, are well known for risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases.
Nov 1, 2025
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Clock changes disrupt sleep, health and well-being
This weekend, many people across the country will engage in a twice-a-year ritual: changing their clocks by one hour. At this time of year, "falling back" marks the end of daylight saving time (DST), which was first formally ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Oldest-living dogs reveal potential key to fighting frailty
Frailty threatens older individuals because it increases their vulnerability to detrimental health outcomes, such as falling, longer hospitalization, or even shortened life expectancy. New research exploring the linkage between ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Why does putting back the clocks an hour disrupt us so much?
The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep pressure and circadian clocks.
Oct 25, 2025
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Neurons in brain's timekeeper might control nighttime hunger
Activating specific neurons in a part of the brain that serves as the body's master circadian pacemaker caused mice to eat significantly more during a time of day when they would normally be at rest, a UT Southwestern Medical ...
Oct 15, 2025
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