Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) poses a significant challenge in modern medicine due to its high prevalence. The pathogenesis of MAFLD involves a complex dysmetabolic ...

Since the discovery of leptin in human breast milk (1,2), the role of leptin in controlling neonatal development has come to the fore of pediatric research. Originally, leptin was identified as the ...

Could people with Type 1 diabetes one day replace insulin with leptin? A research team at UT Southwestern has had promising results with animal studies and now is laying the groundwork for testing it ...

Nov. 16, 2005 (San Francisco) -- Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have higher serum levels of leptin than healthy individuals, and the amount of the hormone increases ...

When it comes to type 2 diabetes, we tend to think we know all there is to know and are resigned to lifelong insulin injections. But its causes are not uniform throughout the world. For instance, in ...

A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity. "The problem for people with obesity is that their leptin ...

To test the theory, Horvath and his team selectively knocked out leptin receptors in the adult non-neuronal glial cells of mice. The team then recorded the water and food intake, as well as physical ...

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 ...

Pregnant mommas must make a tough choice: preserve energy for themselves or invest it in their little ones. Now new research suggests that higher levels of the hormone leptin may fool a hamster’s ...

When you see a family with obese parents and children, could the cause be a genetic influence? Yes, but lifestyle is also a powerful influence. Obese parents may follow a lifestyle of overeating ...