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Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese mice (11 February 2013)
In this news, journalist only describe the main results and findings of this project, that drug amiexanox that used to treat for asthma could not only lost a significant amount of weight, but restore the insulin resistance. They briefly decriebed the general mechanisms and physiological systems involved in the treatment, but have explain in details that the small molecule inhibitors of IKK-epsilon and kinase TBK1 are the keys in the drug to reduce adipose tissue inflammation.
In the News, they used important sentences from the article directly, but haven't explain why. Therefore according to the journalist writing strategies, the necessary informations in the News, especially in Scientific News are not about ''Why'', are ''What'' and ''How''.
In this news, journalist only describe the main results and findings of this project, that drug amiexanox that used to treat for asthma could not only lost a significant amount of weight, but restore the insulin resistance. They briefly decriebed the general mechanisms and physiological systems involved in the treatment, but have explain in details that the small molecule inhibitors of IKK-epsilon and kinase TBK1 are the keys in the drug to reduce adipose tissue inflammation.
In the News, they used important sentences from the article directly, but haven't explain why. Therefore according to the journalist writing strategies, the necessary informations in the News, especially in Scientific News are not about ''Why'', are ''What'' and ''How''.
Reference
''Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese mice'' by Bianca Nogrady.
Donath, M. Y. (2014). Targeting inflammation in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: time to start. Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery, 13(6), 465-476. doi: 10.1038/nrd4275
''Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese mice'' by Bianca Nogrady.
Donath, M. Y. (2014). Targeting inflammation in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: time to start. Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery, 13(6), 465-476. doi: 10.1038/nrd4275