Metabolic Disease: Understanding How The Brain Can Influence The Effects Of Insulin

One of the characteristics of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance, which refers to the inability of cells in the body to respond appropriately to the hormone insulin. Among the cells in the body that normally respond to insulin are nerves in a region of the brain known as the hypothalamus. Now, new research provides insight into a molecular pathway in the hypothalamus that contributes to the development of insulin resistance.

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