Tag Archive for 'osteocalcin'

Berger et al found in mice that almost immediately after the brain recognizes danger, it instructs the skeleton to flood the bloodstream with the bone-derived hormone osteocalcin, which is needed to turn on the fight or flight response. Image credit: Berger et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.012.

Bony Vertebrates Release Bone-Derived Hormone Osteocalcin in Response to Stress, Study Finds

Sep 17, 2019 by News Staff

A new study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, shows that humans and other bony vertebrates need a hormone called osteocalcin to develop an acute...

Your skeleton is much more than the structure supporting your muscles and other tissues.

New Study Reveals How Bone Hormone Osteocalcin Works

Nov 2, 2017 by News Staff

A bone-derived hormone called osteocalcin is known to affect how we metabolize sugar and fat. In a new study, Professor Mathieu Ferron of the Université...

Scientists at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Tulane University in New Orleans say obesity and osteoporosis should not be treated separately (University of Massachusetts Lowell)

Fat and Bone Mass are Genetically Linked, Scientists Say

Mar 19, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Scientists at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Tulane University in New Orleans have discovered a clear genetic link between fat and bone mass. Scientists...