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.

In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and ...

Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight loss. Worldwide obesity rates have ...

Leptin is a hormone – a chemical messenger that helps different body parts work together. Leptin sends a signal to your brain that helps you feel full and less interested in food. You may hear it ...

Most leptin supplements don’t actually contain the hormone leptin. Research is unclear whether these supplements can help you lose weight, but some studies suggest they can influence leptin ...

A study more closely links obesity to dementia, finding that leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged ...

Leptin is a hormone that comes from fat cells. It helps control food intake by sending signals about hunger to the hypothalamus in the brain. This process regulates appetite. Leptin regulates energy ...