Higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in

FDA says compounding pharmacies can keep making weight-loss med tirzepatide, for now

Pharmacists may continue making compounded versions of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revisits its Oct. 2 decision to remove the medicine from a national

Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents’ hands

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels A study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other electronic feedback to traditional in-clinic health counseling