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.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – What do laboratory mice at the University of Michigan Medical School have in common with millions of overweight Americans? Like many of us, these mice just can't stop eating. They ...

Obesity has become a global epidemic, and the need for treatment and monitoring for people with obesity is growing. Researchers aiming to understand relevant biomarkers for the condition have fixed ...

This article reports that leptin may play a role in the development of endometrial implants. It explains that endometriosis ...

Leptin is a key hormone in the regulation of hunger and satiety. For the first time, a large international study has established comprehensive reference values for leptin across all age groups and ...

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 ...

It could be a sign that your hunger hormones are off. That’s because most of our internal cues telling us that were ...

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 ...