Insulin-suppressing hormone discovered
Limostatin stops fruit flies, and perhaps people, from producing the glucose-regulating protein
![glass of water on an empty plate](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ti_fasting_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
Named for Limos, the Greek goddess of starvation, the newly discovered hormone limostatin suppresses insulin production and secretion.
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