Mona* looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here, in this office, talking to me about her period with her dad. She had no issue with her dad being part of the conversation, she was just tired of ...

Circadian rhythms are endogenous time-keeping mechanisms that regulate physiological processes in response to external light-dark cycles.

Setmelanotide is a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist designed to treat hyperphagia and obesity. Rhythm is evaluating setmelanotide in a global Phase 3 trial in patients with acquired hypothalamic ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals received an orphan-drug designation from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for its treatment for a certain type of obesity.

"When the hypothalamus tanks are too warm, it triggers a sudden reaction. Your blood vessels widen to release heat, causing ...

BRP, identified through peptide prediction, may revolutionize weight loss treatment, offering efficacy without the ...

Brain surgery at age 11 sent her into menopause and hormonal weight gain. She loses 130 lbs with yoga, strength training, ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have identified a promising, naturally occurring molecule that could help people lose ...

It doesn't matter how full you are, you can always fit in a bite or two or three of pie and ice cream. Scientists say it has ...

A Harvard team studying mice found that the brain processes isolation and loneliness like hunger and thirst, highlighting the ...

COVID-19 affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is often associated with long-term neurological abnormalities.

Researchers have revealed neural circuits in the brainstem that are crucially involved in implementing decisions by controlling three fundamental behavioral states or strategies: perseverance, ...