Abstract Changes in the environment related to inclement weather can threaten survival and
reproductive success both through direct adverse exposure and indirectly by decreasing …

There is now compelling evidence, coming both from animal and human studies that an
early exposure to undernutrition is frequently associated with low birth weight and programs …

Stress and drug-associated cues can trigger drug desire and relapse in abstinent cocaine
users. Although the role of these two factors in relapse is well documented, it remains …

Background and Purpose—Hyperglycemia adversely affects the outcome of stroke. Global
ischemia data support that the harmful effect of hyperglycemia is mediated by glucose …

Extensive studies were performed to decipher the mechanisms regulating feeding due to the
worldwide obesity pandemy and its complications. The data obtained might be adapted to …

Rats can anticipate a daily mealtime when they are maintained on restricted feeding
schedules (RFS). Neural substrates of the food-entrainable oscillator (FEO) are not yet fully …

Chronic stress has been known to potentiate addictive behaviours in both human addicts
and experimental animals. In the present study, chronic mild food restriction was used as a …

Mother rabbits nurse their young once a day with circadian periodicity. Nursing bouts are
brief (ca. 3 min) and occur inside the maternal burrow. Despite this limited contact mother …

Food intake is regulated according to circadian activity, metabolic needs and the hedonic
value of food. Rodents placed on a fixed feeding schedule show behavioral and …

Imbalanced maternal nutrition during gestation can cause alterations of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system in offspring. The present study investigated the effects of …