New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — Inhibiting the hormone somatostatin may be a new treatment strategy to prevent dangerous blood glucose drops in type 1 diabetes. The proposed strategy is said to have the ...
One involves blocking a cannabinoid receptor called CB1 that is known for regulating an appetite-modulating hormone called leptin. CB1 is known to have effects on other biological functions such as ...