Leptin is a cell-signalling hormone vital in the regulation of appetite, food intake and body weight. Studies have shown that an absence of leptin in the body or leptin resistance can lead to ...

Few treatment options exist for the 20–30% of epileptic children whose seizures are refractory to medication. One option is the KD, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and adequate protein diet. The KD is ...

Leptin reduces food intake in part by enhancing satiety responses to gastrointestinal signals produced in response to food consumption. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), secreted by the intestine when ...

Plasma leptin levels were linked with Alzheimer's disease PET pathology in cognitively unimpaired older adults in Korea. Lower baseline leptin was associated with a greater increase in tau over 2 ...

Typically, when PD is diagnosed, half of the dopaminergic axons and neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta are already lost. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify early PD markers. The ...

Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the hormone also ...

In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and ...

The adipocyte hormone leptin is important in regulating energy homeostasis. Since severe lipodystrophy is associated with leptin deficiency, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and hepatic ...

Maintaining hormonal balance is crucial for overall health and well-being in today’s fast-paced world. Hormones regulate various bodily functions, including metabolism, mood, and energy levels. One ...

How does the Arctic tern (a sea bird) fly more than 80,000 miles in its roundtrip North Pole-to-South Pole migration? How does the Emperor penguin incubate eggs for months during the Antarctic winter ...