Nutriments have been deemed to impact all physiopathologic processes. Recent evidences
in molecular medicine and clinical trials have demonstrated that adequate nutrition …

Water is essential to life. Terrestrial insects lose water by evaporation from the body surface
and respiratory surfaces, as well as in the excretory products, posing a challenge made …

Animals must adapt their dietary choices to meet their nutritional needs. How these needs
are detected and translated into nutrient-specific appetites that drive food-choice behaviours …

More than half of all extant metazoan species on earth are insects. The evolutionary success
of insects is linked with their ability to osmoregulate, suggesting that they have evolved …

The intestine is a central regulator of metabolic homeostasis. Dietary inputs are absorbed
through the gut, which senses their nutritional value and relays hormonal information to …

Under nutrient-poor conditions, animals must save energy by adjusting their behavior and
physiology in order to survive. Although the impact of feeding state on olfactory sensory …

Environmental factors challenge the physiological homeostasis in animals, thereby evoking
stress responses. Various mechanisms have evolved to counter stress at the organism level …

Pancreatic β cells secrete insulin in response to glucose elevation to maintain glucose
homeostasis. A complex network of inter-organ communication operates to modulate insulin …

Obesity impairs tissue insulin sensitivity and signaling, promoting type-2 diabetes. Although
improving insulin signaling is key to reversing diabetes, the multi-organ mechanisms …

Hungry animals need compensatory mechanisms to maintain flexible brain function, while
modulation reconfigures circuits to prioritize resource seeking. In Drosophila, hunger inhibits …