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Glucose Monitoring
Scientists identify "body's thermostat"
November 24th, 2003
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists have identified a new protein that detects changes in glucose, the blood sugar that fuels body function. Reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the discovery could lead to the development of new drugs to combat diabetes and obesity. "Identifying the body's glucose sensor is like successfully hunting down the thermostat that controls a building's temperature," said Dr. Ernest Wright, professor of physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and principal investigator. "Now that we know one of the places that controls the body's fuel source, we are one...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2003-11-24)
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