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 ...

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

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.

In rats, blocking ghrelin during and after trauma did help, she found, but there are currently no federally approved ghrelin-blockers for humans. Our edited exchange: ...

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 the "hunger hormone" that triggers intense food cravings - especially for high-calorie foods. But the results of a new study suggest that it might be possible to develop a pill to block ...

Ghrelin mediates stress-induced food-reward behavior in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2011; DOI: 10.1172/JCI57660 ...