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Recent studies are helping researchers better understand the power of the mind-body connection in treating hot flashes.

When highly stimulated, the amygdala activates other brain areas including the hypothalamus, which controls involuntary physical functions like heartbeat, breathing and tear production. Another key ...

Using a specialized brain imaging technique called pulsed arterial spin labeling (pASL), researchers measured blood flow in the hypothalamus before drinking and at 10 and 35 minutes afterward. This ...

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.

Image Credit: crystal light / Shutterstock.com A recent Nature Medicine study identifies neurons in the lateral hypothalamus ... to achieve whole-brain labeling of cFos, a marker of neuronal ...