Hypothalamic metabolic sensing requires an interactive network of neurons, glial cells and vasculature to enable appropriate integration of complex metabolic feedback ...

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

A new study has implicated several genes involved in a variety of bodily functions associated with the hypothalamus, a notoriously difficult-to-study region of the brain. The findings could help ...

Richard Faragher is affiliated with the British Society for Research on Ageing and the American Federation for Aging Research. A philanthropic organisation whose mission is to support and advance ...