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Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity, research suggests

Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like growth factors facilitate brain plasticity. The insulin superfamily of hormones, ...
Kaleido Scope

In Type 1 diabetes, verapamil prevents decline of IGF-1 and promotes beta-cell IGF-1 signaling

Now UAB researchers, led by Guanlan Xu, Ph.D., and Shalev drilled down further into the mechanism underlying verapamil’s beneficial effect. In a paper published in Diabetes, they show that, in Type 1 ...
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Oral medication lowers IGF-1 levels below upper limit of normal for most with acromegaly

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. The PATHFNDR-2 trial enrolled adults with acromegaly who ...
Science Daily

Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity

Research has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like growth factors facilitate brain plasticity. The insulin super-family of hormones, including insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), ...