People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than ...

In a mice study, researchers from the Pennsylvania State University in the US showed that the effects of drugs on the body -- ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

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recurrent firing of these neurons in mice produces a torpor-like state, similar to that of animals in hibernation, characterized by reductions in cardiac output, body temperature and energy ...

People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than ...

When both experiments were carried out in warm temperatures, the amount of food the mice ate did not change significantly, suggesting that the xiphoid nucleus controls appetite in response to cold.