Neurons in the human brain play a crucial role in appetite, satiety, and metabolism. Research has revealed more about the neuronal circuits that are involved in these processes, as well as obesity.

DALLAS, Sept. 24 – Blood vessel changes are already present in teen-agers who have high levels of leptin, a hormone linked to obesity, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies in obese mice suggest that a sensor in the brain that normally detects the fat hormone leptin -- causing a series of events that keep energy balance in check -- ...

OBJECTIVE: To-examine the interrelationship of circulating leptin concentrations, basal metabolic rates (BMR) and respiratory quotients (RQ) in young and older adults. DESIGN: Cross sectional study.

Leptin is a hormone – a chemical messenger that helps different body parts work together. Leptin sends a signal to your brain that helps you feel full and less interested in food. You may hear it ...

Hormone absence or inactivity is common in congenital disease, but hormone antagonism remains controversial. Here, we characterize two novel homozygous leptin variants that yielded antagonistic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have successfully treated two unrelated children with characteristics of leptin dysfunction — including intense hyperphagia, impaired satiety, and severe, early onset obesity — only after ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MDKey TakeawaysHormonal belly is when your belly gets big from hormones being out of ...