Fat cells secrete the hormone adiponectin, which regulates glucose metabolism through actions on peripheral tissues. It is now apparent that adiponectin also acts on the brain to reduce body weight ...

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it ...

The fat-generated hormone adiponectin plays an important role in the energetic capacity of skeletal muscle, according to a new study in the July, 2006, Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press.

Reduced levels of a hormone produced by fat cells and linked to the development of insulin resistance may also be related to a higher risk of kidney disease, according to a study led by researchers at ...

Raising adiponectin levels (right) reduces the formation of liver tumors in male mice. [Manieri et al., 2019] Researchers in Spain have discovered a potential mechanism that may explain why liver ...

Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise affects breast milk. Online forums for pregnant women and new mothers are full of ...

Taking a dip in cold water may cut "bad" body fat in men and reduce the risk of disorders such as diabetes, suggests a major scientific review published in the International Journal of Circumpolar ...