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Research in mice has shown how a drug that is already used to treat heart disease can reverse obesity in mice, with no apparent side effects. The study, by scientists at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), identified the cytokine interleukin 17A (IL-17A) as a causal factor for obesity, and found that IL-17A acts …
Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a chemical messenger in our immune system, may also trigger weight loss. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a chemical messenger in our immune system that plays an important role in fighting off infection. It is known that our normally low levels of interleukin-6 in the brain increase dramatically during an infection, typically accompanied by reduced …
Exercise promotes inhibitory factors that help keep interleukin-1 and bone breakdown under control. In that declining estrogen levels have long been associated with osteoporosis, while bone density starts to decline years before these levels drop, Joseph Cannon, from Medical College of Georgia (Georgia, USA), and colleagues investigated the hormonal mechanisms behind this relationship. Noting that …