A brand new candidate for weight-loss treatment is on the table, with scientists uncovering for the first time how a hormone produced by the hypothalamus during sleep has a direct impact on appetite regulation and metabolism. This opens the door to developing a novel class of medication that could tackle obesity like GLP-1 agonists.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body
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Weight-loss breakthrough as new appetite-curbing hormone is found
Posted by ArielTechGeek 89 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A peptide hormone produced in the brain that triggers physiological reproductive responses has been 'hacked' by scientists to form an effective, safe and non-invasive way to treat chronic gut pain. It's being deemed an entirely new class of painkiller.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Queensland, Irritable bowel syndrome, irritabl
'Feel good' hormone released during exercise can boost brain performance
Posted by ArielTechGeek 469 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers have discovered why cognitive performance improves after exercise: the ‘feel good’ hormone and neurotransmitter dopamine. They found that exercise released dopamine, which produced a corresponding reduction in reaction time, and say that exercise could be an effective treatment for conditions such as depression, ADHD, and Parkinson’s disease, where dopamine plays a key role.Continue R
CRISPR study questions everything we know about "love hormone" oxytocin
Posted by ArielTechGeek 816 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie voles with no oxytocin receptors. These notoriously monogamous mammals were thought to rely on oxytocin to form crucial social bonds but the results of these new experiments suggest this so-called "love hormone" may be less important than suspected.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Hormone, Social Network
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