Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center provide critical insight into how the brain and body work together to ...

Researchers discovered that the liver hormone FGF21 signals hindbrain neurons to control appetite and metabolism during ...

Scientists have identified hindbrain neurons that respond to the liver hormone FGF21, revealing a direct link between diet ...

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Researchers have found that the hormone FGF21 reversed obesity in mice by acting on a newly identified brain circuit in the hindbrain. Unlike GLP-1 drugs, which mainly reduce appetite, FGF21 appears ...

A hormone called FGF21 can reverse obesity in mice by activating a newly identified brain circuit tied to metabolism. Surprisingly, it works in the hindbrain—the same region targeted by GLP-1 drugs ...

The formation of a part of the human brain responsible for regulating vital functions is triggered in an identical way in the sea lamprey, a new study has found. The discovery suggests that we’re ...

The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the thing of nightmares. A new study discovered that the hindbrain -- the part of the brain controlling ...