Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, ...

For National Poetry Month, city of Charleston poet laureate AsiahMae is reading a poem every day via a video on Instagram.

Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state ...

Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems ...

Poet Laureate of Alameda Kimi Sugioka shares two poems titled 'Alameda in the Time of the Great Turning' and 'Pelicans of ...

When my father was living his last years in a nursing facility, there was a woman there who spoke no English. I don’t know ...

Johnny Tillotson, the American singer-songwriter famous for his smooth vocals and earnest lyrics, passed away on April 1, ...

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

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.

Chocolate boosts the appetite This could be because it contains cannabinoid-like substances that are known to affect the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls hunger. This isn't ideal ...

By George Longenecker Poet Joyce Thomas reminds us that our species is neither omniscient, omnipotent, nor immune from ...