This adaptation partly explains why consistent exercise progressively improves metabolic flexibility and fat utilization capacity. Named after the Greek messenger goddess Iris, irisin became ...

Alongside the much-discussed cortisol, oestrogen, adrenaline and dopamine, is irisin. Discovered in 2012, it’s a newbie to the world of endocrinology. It’s an exercise-induced hormone that you ...

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 ...

irisin, immunity, chronic inflammation and prostaglandins, energy metabolism and insulin resistance. Summary Exercise is one of several lifestyle factors known to lower the risk of developing cancer ...

The study found that after exercise, there was a significant increase in IL-6 and irisin levels in the exercise group ...

Spiegelman’s group first identified irisin as a hormone released from human muscle during ... that the type I transmembrane protein FNDC5 is upregulated in muscle during exercise in both mice and ...