By Drug Target Review –
Researchers at Brown University have found how a neuropeptide hormone produced in the gut of flies can control their lifespan. This could have far-reaching implications for new diabetes and obesity medications for humans.
Marc Tatar, study author and professor of biology affiliated with the Center on the Biology of Aging at Brown University, has investigated how the hormones insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) control ageing in flies for the past two decades. Tatar commented: “We know that reducing insulin, and reducing IGF signalling, slows ageing and extends lifespan in flies.”
