The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin

The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin

When Dr. Atul Chopra, a medical geneticist at Baylor College of Medicine, and his colleagues discovered in 2016 a new hormone called asprosin that regulates blood-glucose levels, the possibilities opened for future treatments that could potentially benefit millions of people living with type 2 diabetes. Asprosin’s reach, however, goes beyond promoting hepatic glucose production. A … Continue reading