Many people with cancer die from a wasting disorder called cancer-associated cachexia. Two studies in fruit flies show that inhibition of insulin signalling causes cachexia-like organ wasting.
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Wagner, E., Petruzzelli, M. A waste of insulin interference. Nature 521, 430–431 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/521430a
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