Thirty years after its discovery, scientists are eyeing leptin with renewed interest, for everything from weight loss drug ...

Researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences have uncovered the first example of activity-dependent development of hypothalamic neural circuitry. Although previous ...

Researchers from the lab of Richard Simerly have uncovered the first example of activity-dependent development of hypothalamic neural circuitry. The work also suggests a novel role for the hunger ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February ...

Palatin Technologies Inc. has obtained U.S. orphan drug designation for PL-7737 for leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency, including obesity caused by this condition.

Researchers have discovered a new population of neurons that is responsive to the hormone leptin. Leptin responsive neurons are important in obesity since leptin is sent to the brain from the body's ...

Obesity has become a global epidemic affecting diverse populations and leading to metabolic syndrome across different sexes and age groups. A significant aspect of obesity is the development of leptin ...

REGN-4461 (mibavademab) is a monoclonal antibody targeting leptin receptor (LEP-R) under development by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. It acts as an allosteric agonist and does not compete with leptin ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you constantly feel hungry no matter how you try to manage your appetite, a hormonal imbalance known as leptin resistance could ...