MeSH tree: D02.033
Brown fat burns energy to generate heat and is therefore considered a promising target for new obesity treatments. Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have tested whether a drug can activate ...
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Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the locus coeruleus (LC), Latin for "blue place." It makes up a tiny fraction of the brain's cells but plays an important role by releasing the ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Our brains constantly integrate information about both our internal state and our surroundings to determine how we behave. Much of this coordination depends on neuromodulators—chemical messengers that establish how neurons ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Lentils, beans and chickpeas have been feeding people for thousands of years. Lentils are among the world's earliest cultivated crops, with archaeological evidence tracing them back to the beginnings of agriculture. Yet scientists ...
Aug 26, 2026
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The differences in male and female sex hormones are most evident during growth, puberty and reproduction, when they help shape how the body develops and functions. Beyond their more visible effects, these chemical messengers ...
A study to be presented at ESC Congress 2026 will show that high blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
Aug 26, 2026
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Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, leading to vision loss. One major risk factor is an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP), or pressure inside the eye. This pressure fluctuates ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024, according to a new study from UVA Health published in Clinical Gastroenterology ...
Aug 13, 2026
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When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This physiological response is a sign that something is happening in the brain to help the person adapt to the new ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Cells in the brain communicate in different ways. The classical mode involves tight connections between individual cells that signal only to each other. But over the last decade, new tools have allowed scientists to focus ...
Aug 5, 2026
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