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

Leptin-sensing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus (colored green) help to overcome anxiety to enable adaptive behaviour. Input from prefrontal cortex is shown in red. White lines show the activity of ...

For more than a hundred years, insulin has been the key to controlling type 1 diabetes. It has saved lives by preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening condition that happens when the ...

More than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence of insulin. DKA ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a predominant chronic liver condition globally, intricately linked with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and metabolic ...