Control of multiple life-critical physiological and fundamental behavioral functions requires the hypothalamus. Here, we provide a comprehensive description and analysis of mammalian intrahypothalamic ...

FGF19 triggers the brain to burn more energy and activate fat-burning cells, offering a potential new path for obesity ...

The vertebrate embryonic prosencephalon gives rise to the hypothalamus, which plays essential roles in sensory information processing as well as control of physiological homeostasis and behavior.

Aging is the phenotype resulting from accumulation of genetic, cellular, and molecular damages. Many factors have been identified as either the cause or consequence of age-related decline in functions ...

The hypothalamus is an almond-sized gland in the ventral brain, above the pituitary gland and below the third ventricle. Its main task is to produce hypothalamus hormones that control various aspects ...

While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists report that ...

The hypothalamus is an important part of the brain because it regulates many functions. Understanding its anatomy can help you learn more about its purpose. The hypothalamus is very small—about the ...

Bhavik P. Shah, Linh Vong, David P. Olson, Shuichi Koda, Michael J. Krashes, Chianping Ye, Zongfang Yang, Patrick M. Fuller, Joel K. Elmquist, Bradford B. Lowell ...