Insulin

[phkrause]

Experimental insulin implant uses electricity to control genes

Genetically engineered human cells that produce insulin when stimulated by a small electric current could one day be used to develop better treatments for type 1 diabetes.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02461-4?

Insulin resistance turns tidy brain cells into slobs — which could be a link between diet and neurodegenerative diseases

New work in fruit flies shows that a high-sugar diet impairs “housekeeping” brain cells

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2023/11/rajan-alassaf-glia-insulin-resistance.html?

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Insulin: How Does It Work?

What Is Insulin?

Insulin is a hormone your body makes that helps it control your blood sugar level and metabolism — the process that turns the food you eat into energy.

https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/insulin-explained?

[Stan]

interesting...

Insulin was first used in Toronto, the won an award for that and saved a lot of lives.

They rejected patenting it because they wanted to make it so that all could afford it.

those days of that type of medicine seem to have gone away, and greed has take over,

[phkrause]

4 hours ago, Stan said:

interesting...

Insulin was first used in Toronto, the won an award for that and saved a lot of lives.

They rejected patenting it because they wanted to make it so that all could afford it.

those days of that type of medicine seem to have gone away, and greed has take over,

I didn't know that about insulin! Thanks for the info!!