Two new studies offer fresh clues about how a gut hormone called ghrelin is linked to changes in the hippocampus (i.e., memory hub) that can improve or impair different memory functions. The first ...

At the recent European Society of Cardiology meeting, Anacardio AB and Helsinn Healthcare SA presented data on their oral small-molecule ghrelin receptor agonist and first-in-class calcium sensitizing ...

An intriguing new animal study, led by researchers from the University of Southern California, is suggesting a hunger-regulating hormone secreted from the stomach may also influence memory and ...

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with ...

The appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin is released by endocrine cells in the stomach that are part of the enteric nervous system, which controls hunger, nausea, and feelings of fullness. A team of ...

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder with symptoms of food restriction and avoidance. Importantly, it is not driven by body shape and weight concerns, which ...