Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative ...

Hormones are vital for maintaining normal body functions, but scientists are finding they can also powerfully - and sometimes negatively - affect our mood and mental health.

A long-studied metabolic hormone, FGF21, also acts as a stress hormone—a discovery that helps explain how psychological ...

"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells than glucagon,” Dr Campbell said. “The ability to switch from glucagon to GLP ...

Under special conditions, some cells of the pancreas can produce the hormone GLP-1, mimicked by popular diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, according to a new study that upends what we knew about ...

For the best part of a decade, I have tracked down doping cheats on behalf of British newspapers and international ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear evidence that the "good" gut bacteria Bifidobacterium ...

What if we told you your body might already be making a version of Ozempic, on demand? That’s not science fiction but emerging science. A new Duke University study reveals pancreatic alpha cells, long ...