In modern society, there has been a rising trend of depression and anxiety. This trend
heavily impacts the population's mental health and thus contributes significantly to morbidity …

Extensive studies in rodents with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) have
demonstrated that the neuropeptide hormone is a potent orexigen. Acutely, MCH causes an …

Dopamine (DA) is a catecholamine neurotransmitter widely distributed in the central nervous
system. It participates in various physiological functions, such as feeding, anxiety, fear …

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a peptidergic neuromodulator synthesized by
neurons of the lateral sector of the posterior hypothalamus and zona incerta. MCHergic …

Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive
disorder are often accompanied by metabolic dysfunction symptoms, including obesity and …

Ancillary to decline in cognitive abilities, patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) frequently
suffer from behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Hypothalamic …

In response to the 2009–2010 influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 pandemic, a mass vaccination
programme with the AS 03‐adjuvanted influenza A (H1N1) vaccine Pandemrix was initiated …

Selective breeding for divergence in locomotion in a novel environment (bHR, bred High-
Responder; bLR, bred Low-Responder) correlates with stress-reactivity, spontaneous …

This manuscript proposes that melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in the medial preoptic
area (MPOA) is an neurochemical signal evolved to trigger the declining process of maternal …

Repetitive and perseverative behaviors are common features of a number of
neuropsychiatric diseases such as Angelman's syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, obsessive …