The polyclonal antibodies used to detect the “exercise hormone” irisin in commercial ELISA kits are nonspecific and give false positive results, thereby negating much of the research into the ...

Irisin is a newly discovered myokine, associated with 'browning' of the white adipose tissue, obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study is to evaluate ...

Exercise helps beef up bones, but exactly how hasn’t been clear. A study published today (December 13) in Cell points to irisin, dubbed the “exercise hormone,” as a messenger between muscle and bone ...

Could irisin, a newly discovered and little-known hormone, impact our metabolism? Stylist investigates. More and more people are starting to have conversations about the link between our workout ...