How an AgriLife Research scientist uncovered the unexpected roles of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, in aging and brain health.

Throughout medical history, men have generally been the target of studies, with results generalized to women. However, there ...

Myokines are hormones that communicate via the bloodstream with various organs such as the brain, adipose tissue, liver, bone and the immune system. According to a 2024 review, they are the reason why ...

Research shows how breathing can impact the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to destress and increase ...

The thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which are central regulators of basal metabolic rate, thermogenesis, cardiac function and neurodevelopment. Production ...

For more than two decades, Dr. Helen Hsieh has treated patients through every stage of their lives. “I’ve delivered more than 10,000 babies,” said Hsieh, a board-certified OB/GYN with over 28 years of ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown brain feedback system that links deep sleep, growth hormone release, and ...

New research from King's College London and the University of Porto has mapped the histamine system in the brain. Histamine, ...

UAB researchers have identified Tomosyn 2 as a key protein that balances insulin secretion and pancreatic beta cell growth, ...

We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which could ...