Various lesion and electric stimulation experiments have revealed that the hypothalamus, an ancient structure situated deep in the brain, is essential for expressing aggressive behaviors. More ...

This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was ... Dogs Trained to Sniff out Spotted Lanternflies Could Help Reduce Spread Jan. 2, 2025 — Growers and ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. By analogy, one could argue that CLK2 may be expressed in the hypothalamus and may have a role controlling energy homeostasis through ...

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.

Overall, the findings gathered by the researchers suggest that the risk preference of mice during reward-based decision-making tasks is supported by functionally different hypothalamus–habenula ...

The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis maintains normal metabolic balance and homeostasis in the human body through positive and negative feedback regulation. Its main regulatory mode is the ...

Methods High-resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted MRI datasets from 251 patients with sporadic ALS, 19 symptomatic and 32 presymptomatic ALS mutation carriers and 112 healthy controls (HC) were ...

Of course, we want our pups to be happy from head to tail, but what does happiness look like in dogs? Dog behavior is complex ...

Constipation is a common health problem in dogs and means a dog can’t pass a normal stool on a regular basis. This can happen for different reasons and usually can be easily fixed, but some ...

If your dog is hacking or constantly making noises that make it sound like they are choking on something, they may have a case of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC), or kennel ...

Though a storm brought frigid temperatures and blankets of snow to the South in a rare event this week, it also brought a lot of joy − and some confusion − to the dogs of the region who have ...