Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight loss. Worldwide obesity rates have ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Three decades ago, in a lab at The Rockefeller University, New York City, Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, observed a paradox that would forever change our understanding of obesity. His subjects, a rare ...

SOME PETS WERE RESCUED FROM HOMES. ALL NEW AT FIVE. AND FOR YOUR HEALTH, THE MEDICAL RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ARE AT IT AGAIN. THEY PUBLISHED RESEARCH LAST WEEK FOCUSING ON A WAY TO ...