Maintaining a balanced lifestyle can be challenging in today’s fast-paced world. With stress levels soaring and busy schedules taking precedence, it’s no wonder many individuals feel overwhelmed and ...

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.

New York, NY — A new study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in energy metabolism, fertility, and bone mass, also ...

One hormone we are seeing implicated more and more in obesity research goes by the name of leptin, and scientists continue to demonstrate how changing the way the body responds to it might lead to ...

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 ...

Reduced availability of leptin, a hormone that helps you maintain a healthy weight by regulating your appetite and helping to maintain energy balance, has been found to play a role in the development ...

The frustration is all too familiar – you’re counting calories, exercising regularly, yet that stubborn belly fat refuses to disappear. What many don’t realize is that hormones often play a decisive ...

As science advances, so does our understanding of our bodies and how they work. We've come to realize that getting to a healthy personal weight involves a lot more than eat less, move more. Our ...