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The team at Western New England University, who conducted the research on mice, believe the beneficial effects observed could equate to an additional four to five years of human life. Grapes are ...

In humans, the pancreas plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar levels by producing a hormone called insulin. In fruit flies, cells in the brain called insulin-producing cells (IPCs for short) ...