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Adiponectin may be a potential therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes

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Adiponectin may be a potential therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in maintaining the function of the pancreas: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people obesity, it reverses adipose tissue damage. The discovery was made by researchers at the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São … Leer más

Startup says antacid-laced sand has the potential to slow global warming

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Antacid-infused sand is being added to the ocean in an effort to combat global warming, but scientists are still uncertain about its effectiveness. Vesta, a San Francisco-based climate startup, is conducting a two-year experiment off the North Sea in New York that uses olivine crystals to enhance carbon dioxide absorption. (CO2) of the ocean from … Leer más