So, what’s going on? According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), changes in appetite can result from hormonal imbalances involving two key hormones: leptin and ghrelin. Leptin ...

Leptin is also thought to act directly on the NTS as well as hypothalamic nuclei, suggesting that it can modulate appetite through different pathways. ARC: Arcuate nucleus; CCK = Cholecystokinin ...

So, what’s going on? According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), changes in appetite can result from hormonal imbalances involving two key hormones: leptin and ghrelin. Leptin ...

The biogel developed at UMaine is not the only fire suppressant more effective than water. Fluorinated firefighting foam became widely used after it was invented in the 1960s. It works quickly but ...

Background: The use of appetite suppressants in Europe has been associated with the development of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Recently, fenfluramine appetite suppressants became widely ...

Recent evidence suggests that the short chain fatty acid propionate may play an important role in appetite regulation. We hypothesised that colonic delivery of propionate would increase peptide YY ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dousing the area with more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dropped ahead of the ...

Fire agencies say the suppressants — most often used to fight forest fires — are an invaluable tool. But what is in them and are they safe? Here’s what to know: ...

The consumption of alcohol decreases the production of leptin, preventing it from suppressing hunger in the hypothalamus, meaning you can’t recognize you’re full. In addition, alcohol increases ...

Firefighters can’t always get in on the ground, so aerial fire suppressants are a vital tool to slow down the spread. However, these drops are not always a guarantee of success. High winds can ...