Healthcare providers can measure leptin levels with a blood test. What Happens When Leptin Levels Are Too High? When your ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use.

Palatin Technologies Inc. has obtained U.S. orphan drug designation for PL-7737 for leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency, including obesity caused by this condition.

Though a complex interplay of genes, diet, and environment contribute, 90% of cases share one thing in common: leptin resistance. But now Bowen Tan, Kristina Hedbacker, and other researchers in ...

Though a complex interplay of genes, diet, and environment contribute, 90% of cases share one thing in common: leptin resistance. In lean individuals, fat cells produce the hormone leptin ...

Leptin works by telling your hypothalamus — the portion of your brain that regulates appetite — that you’re full. Leptin resistance occurs when the message to stop eating doesn’t reach ...

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 ...

Though a complex interplay of genes, diet, and environment contribute, 90% of cases have leptin resistance in common. In lean individuals, fat cells produce the hormone leptin, which suppresses ...

Talk with your provider to learn more about leptin tests. Leptin resistance is commonly found in people with obesity. With ...