The regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis is a critical aspect of physiology in both fish and mammals ... that maintains body weight and metabolic health. Neuropeptides: Small protein ...

"Our study is an important contribution to understanding the origin and regulation ... to birth of placental mammals, when most babies require brown fat to regulate body temperature.

Researchers from the University of Michigan have identified a protein that enables mammals to sense cold temperatures, bridging a significant gap in the field of sensory biology. To function properly, ...

In the same way a bear instinctively lowers its body temperature to survive the ... how the brain controls this change in temperature regulation. They call this process "thermoregulatory inversion ...

Such a climatic evolution had considerable effects on the ecosystem and the organisms inhabiting it, with many large mammals going extinct and others experiencing reductions in body size.

Factors important in radiant heat loss are the surface area and the temperature gradient. Conduction - through direct contact between objects, molecular transference of heat energy Water conducts heat ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. Regulation is among the key factors that affect Bitcoin's price. The cryptocurrency's rise in popularity has been arrested ...

Beneath the soil of Majorca, a treasure from the Permian era has emerged. The remains of the oldest gorgonopsian ever discovered unveil the secrets of a formidable predator, at the crossroads between ...

Chills have many possible causes, including health conditions, being in a cold environment, and a reaction to medications. No matter the cause, chills serve one purpose: to raise your core body ...

Average body temperature is around 98.6° F (37.0° C) A fever is an elevated body temperature with these readings: Rectal, Forehead or Ear temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher Oral (mouth) ...

Is 98.6 degree Fahrenheit or 37 degree Celsius — or what we call normal body temperature — too high? Should we revise this benchmark? People ask me these questions ever since a Stanford University ...