Sucralose, a widely used alternative to sugar, could actually increase hunger and negatively affect weight loss, a new study ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part of the ...

A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and ...

The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

Lactation triggers significant metabolic changes in mothers, driven by shifting hormone levels and brain activity.

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

A new study published in npj Metabolic Health and Disease suggests that eating more ultra-processed foods may not only ...

This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the ...

A new study reveals that sucralose may actually trigger hunger instead of curbing it. Meanwhile, the brain-boosting MIND diet ...

The brain's relationship with vitamin D goes deep—quite literally. Vitamin D receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, ...

Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk ...