The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetes

Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 12:35 in Health & Medicine

La Jolla, CA -- Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have filled in the gap and identified the missing link between the two.

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