Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Weight Gain

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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 ...

Does catching up on sleep actually work?

Imagine it's Saturday morning, the perfect time to slow down, relax and... pay off debt? That's how many Americans start their weekend. No, we're not talking about the credit card bill. Many Americans are in debt—sleep debt.

Ice baths could be making you eat more, study finds

Ice baths and other cold-water plunges can help your body to burn more calories, but a new study published in Physiology & Behavior by researchers at Coventry University has found that it could actually make you eat more ...

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