Questions for an Obesity Researcher: What She Says About Weight
We asked nine questions of an obesity researcher, who wants you to think differently about your weight—and dieting.
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We asked nine questions of an obesity researcher, who wants you to think differently about your weight—and dieting.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin
Barbara Corkey, a Ph.D. professor emeritus of medicine and biochemistry at BUSM explained that previous studies have focused on the triggers, genes, and proteins that differentiate individuals with T1D from those without diabetes with a focus on the b-cell which create antibodies, as a target of immune destruction and blood glucose as the main abnormality.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin. The details on the events that occur during autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells have been studied extensively yet the mystery of what causes autoimmunity is unknown.
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