A study from the University of Southern California says a common sugar substitute alters brain activity related to hunger and ...

Featured in the February edition of the journal Metabolism, Dr. Heike Münzberg-Gruening and a team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the signals that control how much energy the body ...

Consuming sucralose, a popular sugar substitute, could alter your brain activity to increase your appetite, a new study found ...

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose-a widely used sugar substitute-increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.

The hypothalamus consists of several nuclei that integrate peripheral signals, such as adiposity and caloric intake, to regulate important pathways within the CNS controlling food intake.

Our brain and metabolism are tightly interlinked physiologically ... activated specific neurons in the brain’s hypothalamus, which helps regulate food intake. Activation increased the amount ...

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose—a widely used sugar substitute—increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region ...

POMC and AgRP neurons in hypothalamus were widely known to regulate energy balance. Here, authors show that ARC CRABP1 neurons are identified as a new player influencing appetite and metabolism.

The hypothalamus then sends nerve impulses to effectors to change the temperature of the body. Effectors include sweat glands, blood vessels and muscles around the body.

Metabolism refers to all of the chemical reactions that take place inside living cells. Unicellular and multicellular organisms must control their metabolism in order to survive. Metabolic rates ...