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Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain
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Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain

by  Baylor College of Medicine Modifying the activity of gene Rap1 in VMH neurons of the hypothalamus can regulate blood glucose in an animal model. Credit: M. Fukuda/JCI insight, 2021 Managing type 2 diabetes typically involves losing weight, exercise, and medication, but new research by Dr. Makoto Fukuda and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and...