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Scientists show elevated leptin levels in preeclampsia trigger a cardiovas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 25 (ANI): In preeclampsia, which puts both mother and baby at risk, researchers have found that a mid-pregnancy surge in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, causes appetite disturbances in the blood vessels and limits the baby's g
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Scientists reveal leptin levels rising in preeclampsia trigger cardiovascu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 23 (ANI): In preeclampsia, which puts both mother and baby at risk, researchers have discovered that a midgestational rise in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, causes problematic blood vessel dysfunction and limits the baby's gr
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Genetic variant in children may reduce leptin production resulting in obes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Children of African ancestry are at a higher risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone, leptin, a recent study has found.
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Child weight gain linked to ability to produce leptin: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Children having African ancestry are more prone to developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce hormone leptin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Study finds how neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-burni
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 26 (ANI): The breakdown of fat molecules are actually ignited by the nerves embedded in the fat tissue, and a new study now reveals that these fat-burning neurons have previously unrecognized powers.
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Study explains how neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-bu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 23 (ANI): Many previous research papers have suggested that one can lose fat by eating less or moving more. However, despite studying it for decades, the biology underlying this equation remains mysterious.
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Obesity in mothers could lead to high blood pressure risk in offsprings
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Exposure of babies to high levels of the satiety hormone, Leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure and this activation may lead to a lifelong increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney disease
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