Newly discovered hormone points to potential treatment for obesity, diabetes, NAFLD

Science Daily ^ | 11/17/14 | University of Michigan

[Pining_4_TX]

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered how a previously unknown hormone serves as a messenger from fat cells to the liver and are investigating the potential of developing a new treatment for metabolic disorders.

[Pining_4_TX]

ping!

[cripplecreek]

Exactly the sort of cutting edge thing universities should be doing. Too bad the best and brightest students who work on this sort of thing have to struggle upstream against a flood of downstream swimmers.

[krunkygirl]

Bkmk

[j.argese]

You would think they would start by stating the difference between a vitamin and a hormone.

[Pining_4_TX]

You mean just as a general statement or what?

[fatnotlazy]

Thank you for the ping. My Dad had the typical attitude toward obesity: If you’re fat, don’t eat. Like most people, he didn’t understand the solution is more complicated than that.

It’s about time science treats obesity as the disease it is. Hope this research goes much further.

[InterceptPoint]

Quick Summary:

1. We are at A.
2. A may lead to B.
3. If B is successful it may lead to C.
4. If the clinical trials of C are successful that may lead to D.
5. D will be available sometime in the future. Perhaps.
6. If is is available sometime in the future you won’t be able to afford it.

[Pining_4_TX]

True enough, but we have to start somewhere, right? ;-)

[Aurorales]

Bookmark

[sportutegrl]

You would think they would start by stating the difference between a vitamin and a hormone.

Or they could start with how to make a hormone.

[Organic Panic]

I heard one weird trick is all that is needed to cure these diseases.

[Pining_4_TX]

And? Or are you planning on selling this trick on an infomercial for $19.99 plus shipping & handling? ;-)

If you say eat less and exercise more, you are wrong. That may temporarily put diabetes into a sort of remission, but it is never really cured.

[petercooper]

Not too much obesity or diabetes in Africa.

[Flick Lives]

LOL!

[fatnotlazy]

Not much food either.

[To Hell With Poverty]

Clearly the "fat gene" originated with the Neanderthals. It only took 40-50 millenia to express itself. Dang that epigenetics! /s

[Minsc]

Obesity costs America more than my smoking habit. About time we discriminate against them too.

[gaijin]

Later

[Pining_4_TX]

How about everybody pay their own bills?

Aging is the number one cause of most illness. If we just knock off everybody over 65, that will save lots of money. I assume you would not be in favor of that.