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Learn about the types of diabetes and the advancement in treating the disease
An overview of diabetes mellitus and advances in treatment.
Video: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How was the leptin protein in mice discovered and how has it benefited diabetes and obesity treatment in humans?
Learn about the discovery of the leptin protein in mice and its connection to diabetes...
Video: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How has the study of rare conditions like lipodystrophy aided understanding of the genomic factors contributing to diabetes and obesity?
Learn about efforts to understand the genomic factors contributing to diabetes and...
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Diabetes
Self-testing glucose meter for measuring blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes...
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Visual complications of diabetes
Cataract formation can occur as a complication of diabetes (shown here in a person...
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH)
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