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April 19, 2016April 19, 2016

Gene Regulation of Leptin Receptors Appear Linked to Kidney Cancer in People with Obesity, Study Reports

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Researchers identified a possible molecular link between obesity and kidney cancer. The findings, presented at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, showed that hypermethylation ... Read more

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

Hormones Work Together in Brain to Control Food Intake, Study Reports

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In a new study titled “Hypothalamic Amylin Acts in Concert with Leptin to Regulate Food Intake,” researchers reported that the hormones leptin and amylin work together in the brain to regulate feeding ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Weight Loss Without Bone Loss Seen in Leptin Gene Therapy Study

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In a recent study published in the journal Journal of Endocrinology a team of researchers from the University of Florida and Oregon State University found that delivering the hormone leptin ... Read more

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015

Satiety Hormone Leptin Found To Play A Direct Role In Obesity-Associated Cardiovascular Disease

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A team of investigators led by Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele, a physiologist in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, have found ... Read more

September 3, 2015October 28, 2015

Association Between Hormone That Makes You Feel Full and Psychiatric Symptoms in Obesity Explored

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Results from a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment confirmed previous knowledge that the relationship between common mental symptoms and leptin is modulated by obesity in ... Read more

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

Brain Inflammation a Factor in Obesity and Diabetes, Study Shows

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An international research team from the Universities of Marburg (Germany) and Otago (New Zealand), led by Dr. Alex Tups presented new evidence of a link between inflammatory processes in the brain ... Read more