It is well recognized that mothers who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk that their babies will be born premature and have a low birthweight. More recent research has found that exposing the ...

A new study in the International Journal of Obesity determines whether plasma adipokine levels were associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related systemic inflammation, severity, and ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) appears to develop as a result of changes in the biology of a person’s internal fat tissue, according to the Adipokine Hypothesis, a new way of ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) appears to develop as a result of changes in the biology of a person's internal fat tissue, according to the Adipokine Hypothesis, a new way of ...

The adipokine family comprises a group of bioactive proteins, such as adiponectin, leptin and resistin, secreted predominantly by adipose tissue. Emerging research indicates that these molecules not ...