Protein is kind of the It Girl of nutrients right now. It's the macro that's good at everything: building muscle, supporting immune function, sustaining energy levels, shoring up bone health, and much ...

A protein that’s especially abundant in the blood of obese people inactivates a hormone that controls hunger, according to a new study. Animals engineered to lack this hormone, leptin, eat more and ...

Researchers have solved the mystery surrounding a "rogue protein" that plays a role in the release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the brain. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have ...

A distinct suppressive effect of a whey protein (including glycomacropeptide)-enriched preload drink on subsequent food intake in comparison with a maltodextrin carbohydrate-enriched preload was ...

In a novel study, researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. "The body has a natural defence system against ...

HOUSTON -- (Oct. 11, 2002) -- Naturally occurring hormones such as estrogen, progesterone and cortisol play an important role in determining what kind of protein the cell makes in response to a ...

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Fruit ripening determines both food quality and postharvest losses worldwide, yet the molecular mechanisms controlling this process remain incompletely understood.