In a study published Friday in the journal Neuron, the researchers found that the hormone irisin, which circulates through the body during exercise, can help reduce deposits of a protein fragment ...

In particular, Dr. Gottfried says five hormones are influenced by your fitness routine: irisin, estrogen, testosterone, human growth hormone, and cortisol. So getting green lights from this group ...

Irisin, a hormone that is released during exercise, may improve brain health and lessen the damage that occurs during Alzheimer’s disease. By Gretchen Reynolds A hormone that is released during ...

A hormone called irisin -- produced during exercise -- may protect neurons against Alzheimer's disease. Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: "feel-good" hormones ...

Irisin, a hormone linked to the positive benefits of exercise, was recently questioned to exist in humans. Two recent studies pointed to possible flaws in the methods used to identify irisin, with ...

When people exercise and irisin levels climb the body is better able to convert white fat to brown fat and glucose tolerance improves. Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a ...

Despite reports questioning the role of the hormone irisin (and indeed, its very existence), Harvard Medical School’s Bruce Spiegelman and his colleagues today (August 13) provide fresh evidence ...

The researchers named the hormone irisin. For several years the scientific community debated whether irisin, originally detected in mice, was actually present in humans. By 2015 the argument was ...

Two weeks of voluntary wheel running induces higher expression of irisin, a fat-burning hormone that is released during exercise, in bone tissue in mice. In addition, systemic administration of irisin ...

Irisin, a hormone produced by muscles during exercise, can enter the brain and improve cognition, a mouse study suggests. By Gretchen Reynolds An intriguing new study shows how exercise may ...