Insulin, which regulates blood glucose (sugar), is an example of a peptide hormone. Your body naturally produces the hormones GLP-1 and gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIP), known as ...

G-protein coupled receptors regulate hormone secretions in the pancreas. Learn how the complex signaling features of these receptors are illuminating diabetes research. Diabetes results from ...

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic may help reduce alcohol cravings and support recovery—especially when combined with therapy ...

They may also be signalling molecules that act through interaction with specific receptors, as in peptide hormones and cytokines. The mechanistic basis for spreading ferroptosis to neighboring ...

Many hormones bind G-protein-coupled receptors, which wind back and forth through the cell membrane seven times and can exert either stimulatory or inhibitory effects. Growth-factor receptors can ...

Hormone-receptor negative breast cancer ... and the methionine pathway, which affects protein methylation. In the current study, the investigators used metabolomics, epigenomic profiling and ...

Lizard venom has played a crucial part in helping humans take a bite out of diabetes and obesity. The Gila monster is a large, magnificent and venomous desert-dwelling reptile found throughout the ...

KANAZAWA, Japan, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University have captured real-time footage showing how a key hormone receptor ...

In recent months, Semaglutide — a GLP-1 receptor agonist sold under ... Gabel put Josephs on a wellness program that included hormone replacement, peptides to maintain her muscle mass and ...

Hormone-receptor negative breast cancer ... and the methionine pathway, which affects protein methylation. In the current study, the investigators used metabolomics, epigenomic profiling and ...