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A powerful gut hormone that affects insulin and blood sugar levels
MEDIA RELEASE:
16 Jun 2010
Garvan researchers, in collaboration with English colleagues, have shown that a gut hormone released after we eat determines the speed at which we digest food and absorb nutrients across the gut into our blood. This makes it very influential in disorders such as Type 2 diabetes, and a promising therapeutic target.
Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal patches during menopause
MEDIA RELEASE:
24 Nov 2008
Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women’s weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided.
Natural gut hormones may provide a treatment for obesity
MEDIA RELEASE:
08 Jan 2008
Garvan researchers have shown that a hormone released naturally from the gut could be used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes. After a meal, the hormone peptide YY (PYY) is released from the gut and acts on the brain, contributing to a feeling of satiety. Researchers foresee the use of this hormone as a weight loss medication.
Natural pain killers offer a new direction in weight loss research
01 Aug 2007
Researchers in the Eating Disorders Research Group at the Garvan Institute in Sydney have shown for the first time that dynorphins, the body’s natural version of morphine, play a significant role in regulating weight gain and weight loss.
