Worldwide, there are more than 1.5 billion overweight adults, including 400 million who are obese.1 Although dietary restriction often results in initial weight loss, the majority of obese ...

By manipulating a well-known molecular pathway, JDRF-funded scientists breathe new life into aging beta cells NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 12, 2011 — As a person ages, the ability of their beta ...

Study finds working in shifts associated with elevated levels of stress hormone cortisol A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical ...

Folliculostellate (FS) cells in the anterior pituitary gland are believed to have multifunctional properties. Using transgenic rats that express green fluorescent protein (GFP) specifically in FS ...

In 2004, the discovery of a new biogenic amine called 3-iodothyronamine (3-T 1AM, or simply T 1AM) that possessed interesting biological activity was reported ( 1). Theoretically a ...

GH replacement therapy has shown important beneficial effects on body composition, bone metabolism, lipid metabolism, and quality of life in adults with GH deficiency with a good safety profile ( ...

For the time-pressed reader—the answer is “no”; end of story. For most other readers, we will discuss the components of a report by Sarzynski et al. ( 1) published in this ...

OBJECTIVE α-Melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) control energy homeostasis by their opposing actions on melanocortin receptors (MC3/4R) ...