quarta-feira, 1 de junho de 2016

Hormona PYY e remissão da Diabetes tipo 2

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/663279/Diabetes-breakthrough-Scientists-discover-disease-remission?_ga=1.266621065.645149453.1449666565
Citando:
"Tests showed how a gut hormone restores normal blood glucose levels in Type 2 sufferers after gastric surgery.
The majority of obese patients are cured of the condition within hours of going under the knife and before any noticeable weight loss.
Breakthrough research by British and Norwegian scientists suggests a little-known hormone responsible for appetite suppression called PYY is behind the "magical effect"."
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"Not all patients would be eligible for surgery so the ultimate aim is to replicate the beneficial effect surgery-free."