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 ...

Ghrelin controls how your body releases insulin, the hormone responsible for processing sugar. 3. Switch up exercise intensity. Studies suggest that intense exercise can curb your appetite.

The gastrointestinal hormones ghrelin and motilin are released during hunger to stimulate appetite and interdigestive movement of the stomach, respectively. Ghrelin and motilin receptor agonists ...

Ghrelin is an important hormone, without which, you'd probably waste away without hunger. But in excessive amounts, it can also make your body consume more calories and store more fat.

Ghrelin, the “hunger hormone”, has been associated with brain lesions thought to play a role in cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's.

More and more research indicates that GLP-1 analogues can have a blunting effect on addictions like drugs and alcohol. Drug ...

New research out of MGH nails down a link between ghrelin and the health effects of traumatic stress, in lab rodents and among children in a violent, Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan, ...

Ghrelin likely involved in why we choose 'comfort foods' when stressed Date: June 29, 2011 Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center Summary: A new study suggests that ghrelin -- the so-called ...

Low plasma ghrelin level was found to be associated with diabetes, and ghrelin was shown to inhibit pro-atherogenic changes in experimental models of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to ...

Ghrelin is usually released by the stomach when it is empty, signaling to the brain that it’s time to eat. But in a study on rats, ...