A rift that has opened up between basic research (bench) and clinical research and patients (bed) who need their new treatments, diagnostics and prevention, and this rift is widening and getting deeper. The crisis involving the “translation” of basic scientific findings in a laboratory setting ...
The adiponectin receptor 1 (ADIPOR1) gene encodes a seven transmembrane protein named for its purported cognate ligand adiponectin, a secreted hormone that is inversely correlated with development of obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes1,2. It has been reported that adiponectin acts throu...