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.

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 ...

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 ...

Four years after its discovery, the weight-controlling protein hormone leptin is still making news. At the American Diabetes Association meeting in Chicago June 14, researchers from Amgen Inc. of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Typically, when PD is diagnosed, half of the dopaminergic axons and neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta are already lost. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify early PD markers. The ...

Forgoing an extra helping of spaghetti allows you to feel the smug fullness that comes from a good meal and avoid the awful feeling that you’re about to explode. But you can lose the smugness — this ...