The Year in Diabetes and Obesity, Volume 1243 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Series

This second installment of The Year in Diabetes and Obesity review series includes thought-provoking reviews on  central nervous system control of glucose and energy metabolism; stearoyl CoA desaturase in obesity and metabolism; circadian disruption and metabolic dysfunction; incretin hormones; metabolic syndrome, adipokines, and dementia; interventions for the prevention or reversal of type 1 diabetes; the role of intestinal microbiome in humans and mice with type 1 diabetes; building smarter and better insulins; RAGE??a multi-ligand receptor in chronic diseases; diabetes, cancer risk, and metformin??connections of metabolism and cell proliferation; prevalence of diabetes in Asia; and prioritization of care in adults with diabetes and co-existing chronic conditions.

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Rexford S. Ahima and Alvin C. Powers are the authors of The Year in Diabetes and Obesity, Volume 1243, published by Wiley.