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 ...

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 ...

Those little fruit flies floating around the ripening cantaloupes pack some fat between their tiny wings. They’re cold-blooded and burn their fat to warm up. “They have really beautiful fat, the flies ...

Exposure of babies to high levels of the 'fullness' hormone, leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure, according to a new study by researchers ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a predominant chronic liver condition globally, intricately linked with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and metabolic ...

Leptins belong to a class of adipocyte-originating hormones that have a variety of functions in the regulation of appetite and metabolism, as well as in immune regulation. The lungs are a rich source ...

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 ...