Reproductive maturation and function are under the influence of a wide variety of regulatory signals, which include nutritional and metabolic cues, as well as hormones that control energy homeostasis.

Ghrelin is a hormone released by the stomach and it stimulates appetite and food intake. Alcohol is commonly viewed as a psychoactive substance that primarily affects brain function, but it is also a ...

Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple actions in the body. Its best-known function involves energy metabolism. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone which ...

It had been unclear which physiological signals triggered the birdsdecision to continue their flight. A team has now identified, for the first time, the hormone ghrelin as a signal for the birds ...

At the recent European Society of Cardiology meeting, Anacardio AB and Helsinn Healthcare SA presented data on their oral small-molecule ghrelin receptor agonist and first-in-class calcium sensitizing ...

Weight loss causes changes in appetite and energy expenditure that promote weight regain. Ghrelin is a hormone that increases food intake in rodents and humans. If circulating ghrelin participates in ...

Everyone is familiar with the complaints of a hungry stomach. For years, scientists attributed the gnawing increase in appetite before a meal to ghrelin, a hormone which is secreted in the gut and ...

Ghrelin is a hormone well known for regulating energy balance. It is a fast-acting hormone that plays a role in hunger and meal initiation. There are, however, numerous other functions of this ...

ormones don’t exist in a vacuum. No single hormone can be classified as good or bad. Instead, hormone levels are constantly changing, influencing each other as well as impacting different systems in ...