- "Nature's Clock" Even Occurs At The Genetic Level
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... opposite phase. These genes are essential components of leptin signaling system, responsible for the sensation of satiety after eating. ... varies in different organs and determines the effect of leptin on regulation of the energy balance. Better understanding gene ...
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- Does Weight Aggravate Asthma?
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... mechanism seems to be an association between the hormone leptin, which is produced by fat cells and plays a role in body weight ...
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- How Does Soy Promote Weight Loss?
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... of soy protein hydrolysates and soy peptides with those of leptin because we hypothesized that soy might behave in the body in a similar way. Leptin is a hormone produced in our adipose tissue that interacts with ...
Article - News Staff - May 1 2007 - 9:56pm - 0 attachments
- Baby Food That Will Keep Your Kids Forever Thin
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... is supplementing infant formula and other baby foods with leptin,the hunger hormone. Researchers say it could provide permanent ... demonstrated that supplementing infant rats' diets with leptin means that they never get fat or develop diabetes (AM J Physiol Regul ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2007 - 12:12am - 0 attachments
- Discovered: A Chemical Pathway That Causes Mice To Overeat And Gain Weight
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... regulation. PGE2 is known to stimulate the release of leptin-an important hormone secreted by white fat cells and a suppressor of ... However, in this model, lack of EP3 did not prevent leptin increase. "Something is happening there in that circuit," says Sanchez-Alavez. "The PGE2 and leptin may be interacting and controlling eating behavior." Bartfai notes, ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2007 - 6:55pm - 0 attachments
- February 2: It's Not Just For Groundhogs Anymore
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... intake and obesity. He studies the role that insulin and leptin play in the regulation of energy balance and examines the role nutrients ... to seek food -- perhaps before food is available. Leptin, which plays an important part in the cessation of food intake during ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2007 - 1:36am - 0 attachments
- Protein Cell May Be Key Link In Obesity
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... weight, the action of the metabolic signaling molecules leptin and insulin, and the use of energy from food. It even moderated the ... Their bodies lose the ability to sense the signals sent by leptin and insulin that tell the brain to slow down food intake and fat ...
Article - Administrator - Jan 30 2007 - 12:21am - 0 attachments
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