In addition to sunlight, sleep and eating patterns can reset the body's circadian rhythm. Otherwise known as the biological clock, circadian rhythm controls the body's internal clock that regulates ...

FGF19 triggers the brain to burn more energy and activate fat-burning cells, offering a potential new path for obesity ...

Did you know your body is full of chemical messengers that help regulate your various organs and body systems? There are at least 50 such chemicals, called hormones, in the human body. Their levels ...

Indiana University researchers have discovered a hormonal mechanism in hamsters that connects short winter days with increased aggression in females, and that it differs from the mechanism that ...

In a previous post, I discussed the connection between the mind and the skin. In that article, I called for patients and clinicians to become more aware of the relationship between cutaneous and ...

One of the world's most venomous creatures could be a new source of inspiration for drugs to treat diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people, a new study suggests. Led by researchers from the ...