Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GLUCOTANYCYTES (Glucotanycytes: a role for hypothalamic barriers in the control of metabolism by peripheral glucose)

"The escalating epidemic of obesity, type-2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic syndrome represents one of the most pressing and costly biomedical challenges confronting modern society. The impaired action of peripheral hormones like leptin, insulin and incretins on brain circuits...