The prevalence of obesity is steadily rising and has huge health and financial implications for society. Weight gain is due to an imbalance between dietary intake and energy expenditure and research ...

Hypothalamus communication with the rest of the brain and peripheral target tissues is critically important for many physiological and psychological functions. These functions include maintaining ...

Breast cancer can rapidly derail the brain’s day-night regulation of stress hormones, even before tumors are detectable.

Treatment patterns of malignant melanoma in the United States in 2011-2016: A retrospective cohort study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Obesity associated with hypothalamic dysfunction was initially described in patients with craniopharyngioma. Hypothalamic obesity may also result from brain radiation, infection (eg, tuberculosis), ...

(HealthDay News) — A previously unrecognized hypothalamic-sympathetic nervous system (SNS)-renal axis has been identified that may impact glucose homeostasis, according to an experimental study ...

LAS VEGAS -- Obese patients who continue to have "thyroid symptoms" even when their levels are normalized may have a hypothalamic dysfunction, researchers reported here. In a single-center study of 50 ...

In a recent review published in the European Journal of Endocrinology, researchers discussed current research on the relationship between human obesity and inflammation of the hypothalamus. In 2022, ...

Hypothalamic obesity is a complex condition. Dietary changes won’t likely result in lasting weight loss, but there are other benefits for long-term health. The hypothalamus is a small but important ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) is a type of obesity caused by damage to the brain’s hunger-regulating function. While there’s no cure, proper treatment can help improve your daily life and prevent ...