According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that elevated amounts of the hormone leptin in the human brain might avert some of the symptoms associated with depression, or at least alleviate their intensity. The correlation is especially true in women, researchers say. All test subjects who... |
7 June 2011
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Type 1 diabetes patients are dependent on the hormone insulin for their very survival, and now scientists are engaging in an effort to see whether they can make the therapy more effective by adding the hormone leptin to the mix as well. This type of diabetics has abnormally high levels of sugar in their blood stream,... |
11 October 2010
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Controlling the symptoms and effects of diabetes is something that patients suffering from this metabolic disorder need to do every single day of their lives. Their bodies are unable to produce the hormone insulin, which is used to metabolize sugars (glucose), and so they need to get it from elsewhere. Usually, they ... |
2 March 2010
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As most of you already know, the human body is by default primed to letting you know when you've had enough to eat. But, somehow, this integrated mechanism fails when we eat something that is to our liking, such as our favorite ice cream. A new scientific paper, by experts at the Southwestern University (SU), s... |
14 September 2009
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The December issue of the Archives of Dermatology contains the report of recent researches taking place in Taiwan, where a team of specialists, lead by Dr. Yi-Ju Chen, have allegedly found a direct link between high levels of a hormone called leptin, especially in the blood of the patients suffering from psoriasis, a... |
16 December 2008
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Pigging out may seem a mental state. But some people really lack a 'lid' to their stomach. This "lid" was found to be leptin, a hormone already involved in regulating appetite. A new research links leptin to food craving, shedding light on the way the brain controls the appetite and, ultimately, the roots o... |
13 August 2007
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Each new generation seems somehow physically improved compared to previous ones. It's a fact that current generations are taller than the ones before it, and this is attributed to a better alimentation and knowledge about food. Now, the Clore Laboratory at the University of Buckingham is developing an infant ... |
23 April 2007
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