Plasma leptin levels were linked with Alzheimer's disease PET pathology in cognitively unimpaired older adults in Korea. Lower baseline leptin was associated with a greater increase in tau over 2 ...

Scientists have found that a midgestation increase in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, produces problematic blood vessel dysfunction and restriction of the ...

The authors discussed a polymorphism of the LEP gene associated not only with cancer, but also with chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes, offering them a reason to look into the ...

The risk of early-onset breast cancer, particularly luminal A and triple-negative subtypes, was higher in Black women with obesity and high leptin levels compared with White women. This research ...

Intermittent calorie restriction lowered leptin levels in a small trial of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Leptin may have a pathogenic role in MS. Intermittent calorie restriction also ...