Obesity: Reviving the promise of leptin
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
The discovery more than a decade ago of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone secreted by fat tissue, generated headlines and great hopes for an effective treatment for obesity.read more
Read the whole article on Harvard Science
More from Harvard Science
Related
- Obesity: Reviving the promise of leptinTue, 6 Jan 2009, 12:29:08 EST
- Approved drugs restore sensitivity to appetite suppressant fat hormoneTue, 6 Jan 2009, 12:29:12 EST
- Newly discovered road map of leptin explains its regulation of bone and appetiteThu, 3 Sep 2009, 12:51:46 EDT
- Battle of the bulge: Low leptin levels undermine successful weight lossFri, 20 Jun 2008, 17:35:44 EDT
- Study shows direct link between leptin and obesity-related cardiovascular diseaseMon, 10 Nov 2008, 13:57:23 EST