Researchers Uncover Hormone Link Between Gut and Brain in Anorexia Nervosa
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Researchers uncover hormone link between gut and brain in anorexia nervosa
People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute phase of the disorder, according to research presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026. Patients with the highest levels of LEAP2 are more likely to relapse following treatment for anorexia nervosa.
A hormone that blocks the sense of hunger could be the key to better understanding nervous anorexia and, in the future, help predict the risk of relapse and develop new drug therapies. It is what emerges from a French research that identifies in the Leap2 a possible biomarker of the disease, showing how its levels in the blood [...] The article Anorexia, a hormone could explain why the body "switches" hunger. The French study on Leap2 comes from…
LEAP2 hormone may predict anorexia nervosa relapse risk
People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute phase of the disorder, according to research presented today (Thursday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026.
Researchers uncover hormone link between gut and brain in anorexia nervosa - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
Barcelona, Spain: People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute phase of the disorder, according to research presented today (Thursday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026 [1]. Patients with the highest levels of LEAP2 are more likely to relapse following treatment for anorexia nervosa. The research suggests that levels of this hormo…
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