New research suggests that stress hormones, rather than impaired insulin signaling, may primarily drive diabetes in obesity.

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.

They decrease the secretion of hypophysial-luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone by negative feedback, thereby inhibiting ovulation. Gonadotropin inhibition also has the effect of ...

CJC-1295 DAC, a synthetic peptide analog of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), has been a subject of considerable ...

High cortisol levels can be related to anxiety, as they essentially keep the brain in a state of constant alertness. This ...

Thyroid hormone excess has potentially useful effects ... Here, we describe the mechanism of action of a subset of these compounds that have been well characterized in preclinical animal models ...

The result of his experiment: the rooster's morning crow was over. At the time, Berthold did not know which substance in the rooster's testicles might be involved – we now know that it is the sex ...

While Novo Nordisk says CagriSema will help users lose up to 25% of weight, duration will be clear when final results of its ...

A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones - not impaired cellular insulin signaling - may be the primary ...

Ozempic and related GLP-1 drugs have taken Europe and North America by storm and have quickly become the darling of the ...

Thus, the potential of probiotics can efficiently be utilized on a commercial scale in food processing industries. Figure 1. Mechanism of action of probiotics. 1. Probiotics perform their function by ...