Unexpected systemic phenotypes result from focal combined deficiencies of forebrain insulin receptor/IGF-1 receptor signaling [Neuroscience]
Midlife obesity has recently been identified as a global pandemic (1). Morbidities and mortalities attributable to excess adiposity include atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes (T2D) (2), certain cancers (3), and dementia (4), each of which has reached epidemic proportions on its own. It is no exaggeration to state that T2D and...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Sam Gandy, Derek M. Huffman Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research
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