A group of scientists led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Christopher Morrison has discovered that the hormone fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) plays an influential role in brain ...

Ischemic stroke is a fatal condition caused by an arterial embolism that blocks the blood flow through the cerebral artery, frequently being a cause of mortality and disability. Fibroblast growth ...

The results of a phase 2b ENLIVEN trial of FGF21 analogue pegozafermin showed it was able to reduce scarring (fibrosis) in the liver of NASH patients at more than three times the rate of a placebo ...

A group of scientists recently discovered that the hormone fibroblast growth factor 21, or FGF21, plays an influential role in brain reward mechanisms like those involved in dietary choices.

While fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) analogs have shown promise in clinical trials, their underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. A research team led by Prof. Li Yu at the Shanghai ...