Nervous System: News and Research on Hypothalamus

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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 ...

Zika virus may raise long-term risks of type 2 diabetes

It has been ten years since Brazil faced a major outbreak of the Zika virus. The alert was given in 2015, when the country's north-eastern states reported a sudden increase in the number of babies born with unusually small ...

The anatomy of sleeping in: Why you sleep more on vacation

There's something oddly luxurious about sleeping in. The sun filters through the curtains, the alarm clock is blissfully silent, and your body stays at rest. Yet sleeping in is often treated as an indulgence, sometimes framed ...

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