Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an ...

Research carried out on mice has revealed how a hormone released by the intestine acts on the brain and helps regulate the ...

From heat exhaustion to heat stroke, dehydration to water toxicity, it can be a minefield trying to stay cool. But are these ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Summer is the UK’s best-loved season. It’s easy to see why, with the warmer, sunnier weather it brings. But the temperature ...

This connection can also partly help to explain why our moods can shift so much from winter to summer. It’s the interaction ...

Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations.

Two specific types of antidepressants – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclics (TCAs) – may make ...

UAB Dr. Andrew Edwards says alcohol acts as a diuretic which makes you dehydrated. It impacts the hypothalamus which controls ...

Two specific types of antidepressants – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclics (TCAs) – may make ...

Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero have an altered hypothalamic response to glucose that leads to higher ...

Summer is the UK’s best-loved season. It’s easy to see why, with the warmer, sunnier weather it brings. But the temperature ...