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Learn about the types of diabetes and the advancement in treating the disease
Learn about type I and type II diabetes mellitus, the genetic and environmental risk factors and ways to manage it
How was the leptin protein in mice discovered and how has it benefited diabetes and obesity treatment in humans?
How are different systems of the human body connected?
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