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 ...

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.

Obesity has become a global epidemic, and the need for treatment and monitoring for people with obesity is growing. Researchers aiming to understand relevant biomarkers for the condition have fixed ...

Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight loss. Worldwide obesity rates have ...

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 ...

Leptin is a hormone that comes from fat cells. It helps control food intake by sending signals about hunger to the hypothalamus in the brain. This process regulates appetite. Leptin regulates energy ...

SOME PETS WERE RESCUED FROM HOMES. ALL NEW AT FIVE. AND FOR YOUR HEALTH, THE MEDICAL RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ARE AT IT AGAIN. THEY PUBLISHED RESEARCH LAST WEEK FOCUSING ON A WAY TO ...

DALLAS, Dec. 18 – Leptin, a protein secreted by fat cells, may be an independent risk factor for heart disease in humans, according to an article today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...