Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose-a widely used sugar substitute-increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.

The spinal cord is the control cable that connects the brain to the rest of the body. If it is severed, people lose the ability to move their body below the site of the injury. But if it is only ...

Scientists identify brain area harbouring two groups of neurons: one for pre-meal sensations of fullness, and one for post-meal satiety. The identification of these two populations of neurons is the ...