Baltimore, MD - The natural hormone leptin or a component of its signaling pathway can reverse obesity-associated left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) independent of body weight, a study in mice at ...

Worldwide obesity rates have more than doubled since 1990, with nearly a billion people now falling into the category. Though a complex interplay of genes, diet, and environment contribute, 90% of ...

Obesity prevalence continues to increase at an alarming rate, but current therapies are limited by side effects and modest efficacy. Now, writing in Cell Metabolism, Ozcan and colleagues show that ...

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

Leptin is an adipose tissue hormone that regulates energy and metabolic balance by activating the leptin receptor (LEPR). An imbalance in leptin or LEPR signalling — whether through hyperleptinemia or ...

Worldwide obesity rates have more than doubled since 1990, with nearly a billion people now falling into the category. Though a complex interplay of genes, diet, and environment contribute, 90% of ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. The hormone leptin was discovered 30 years ago to much fanfare.

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Obesity has become a global epidemic, and the need for treatment and monitoring for people with obesity is growing.

Most leptin supplements don’t actually contain the hormone leptin. Research is unclear whether these supplements can help you lose weight, but some studies suggest they can influence leptin ...

Researchers developed a set of conditions in which leptin treatment potently improves diabetes independent of its ability to correct weight and food intake. The new findings confirm what some at least ...

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a study has found. Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin ...