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Tag: Leptin
A clinical trial at UT Southwestern Medical Center aims to determine whether adding the hormone leptin to standard insulin therapy might help control the tumultuous blood-sugar levels of people with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes...
Leptin, a hormone discovered in 1994 by Rudolph L. Leibel, is produced by fat cells. Leptin plays an important role in regulating appetite and in glucose and fat metabolism. Its discovery pioneered the concept that adipose tissue is not a silent energy-storage organ, but actually an active endocrine organ...