Neurodegenerative diseases: Over time, chronic stress is thought to contribute to a faster breakdown of brain function, ...

Specific interventions may affect how much ghrelin your body releases. This may influence weight and other health ...

Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered clues as to how our bodies turn sensations such as heat and touch into signals sent to the brain — and how these signals ...

Advanced cancer often leads to cachexia, a syndrome causing profound apathy in patients. New research reveals that cancer hijacks brain circuits controlling motivation, suggesting potential treatments ...

More studies are needed to investigate the effect of fasting ... known to be important for brain health. Intermittent fasting can help reduce: oxidative stress inflammation blood sugar levels ...

Researchers identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain pathway that starts ...

There is also a growing body of evidence that sleep helps the brain to clear cellular and protein debris that can otherwise build up and cause damage, leading to inflammation and cell death ... have ...

And through pathways of nerve connection to other areas of the brain, the response weakens activity ... and it diminishes in importance. How does a drug overdose affect the brain?

Inflammation helps the body repair damage—but it can also exacerbate the brain damage and prolong the patient's rehabilitation. "Inflammation is necessary, but it's about balance.