Researchers have developed a new type of oral painkiller for chronic abdominal pain, inspired by the peptide hormone oxytocin, which is known for triggering contractions during childbirth. Researchers ...

In plants, hormone-like peptides are involved in the immune response, and there, too, is a complex interplay between nutrition and health," explains Ralph Hückelhoven, Professor of Phytopathology ...

Gut hormones that influence satiety, such as peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), have been proposed as a therapeutic alternative. They can reduce appetite and food intake without ...

Beta cells within the pancreas synthesize and secrete insulin, a peptide hormone that regulates various metabolic processes, the most notable of which is controlling glucose levels. Insulin can ...

"I feel great," the Real Housewives of New Jersey star tells PEOPLE exclusively, of the peptide and hormone therapy she's been undergoing for a year Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.

The study data indicates that the FGF21 hormone acts on the brain to induce a protein-specific appetite by enhancing the reward value of foods that contain protein. "What's fascinating is that ...

G-protein coupled receptors regulate hormone secretions in the pancreas ... levels that stems from the decreased secretion and/or action of insulin. Two major forms of diabetes exist, type ...

mechanisms of action, and perceived characteristics. Retatrutide Peptide Retatrutide is a synthetic peptide designed to mimic the activity of naturally occurring hormones in the organism.