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Contact: Kristen Holland Shear
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Caption: Research led by Dr. Roger Unger, professor of internal medicine, has shown in rodents that leptin, a hormone produced by the body's fat cells, lowers blood glucose levels. The discovery may lead to a treatment option other than insullin for humans with type 1 diabetes.
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