Obesity associated with hypothalamic dysfunction was initially described in patients with craniopharyngioma. Hypothalamic obesity may also result from brain radiation, infection (eg, tuberculosis), ...

In a recent review published in the European Journal of Endocrinology, researchers discussed current research on the relationship between human obesity and inflammation of the hypothalamus. In 2022, ...

Scientists have long suspected that androgens, male sex hormones like testosterone, may help tumors grow because the hormones ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea receiving transdermal HT had greater increases in lumbar spine and ...

Scientists have long suspected that androgens, male sex hormones like testosterone, may help tumors grow because the hormones can suppress immune responses to some cancers. New research from the lab ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) is a rare type of obesity caused by damage to the hypothalamus, the brain region that regulates hunger, metabolism, and energy balance. This damage disrupts your body’s ...

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) develops when damage to the hypothalamus — from brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, radiation therapy, or stroke — disrupts how your body regulates appetite and ...

Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur (a partner ...

Previous research has revealed that some downstream hormones or effectors of the hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) unit, such as glucocorticoids, estrogen and progesterone, are elevated in patients with ...