London, UK - A new study suggests that the physiological link between fat mass and vascular disease may in part be explained by the influence of leptin on arterial distensibility. Dr Atul Singhal ...

Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can result in premature birth or even death and increase the child and mother's lifelong risk of cardiovascular ...

It has been reported that alcohol stimulates appetite. We aimed to establish the association between leptin, as a major food intake regulating factor, and alcohol intake in patients with chronic ...

Leptin merely correlated with body mass index, the study found. A new report on patients with types II and III spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has found that levels of the peptide hormone leptin are ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a predominant chronic liver condition globally, intricately linked with ...

Background: Leptin could be a key regulator of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which serve as a marker of systemic inflammation. Both leptin and CRP are predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Leptin is involved in regulation of energy intake and expenditure, but might also have a role in the immune system. Lee and colleagues investigated whether serum leptin levels are elevated in patients ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 23, 2022) – Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can result in premature birth or even death and increase the child and mother’s ...

Middle aged businessman with chest pain Researchers at AHA 2021 presented a study that sought to determine whether high leptin affects the risk for mortality or morbidity in patients with stable CHD.

Obesity and cancer are two major health challenges of our time, yet the link between them remains only partially understood. New research now highlights a molecular chain of events in estrogen ...