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  "textContent": "It's long been thought that the type-2 diabetes drug taken by an estimated 20 million Americans was doing its heavy lifting in the liver, suppressing the production of glucose to regulate blood sugar. But new research has uncovered it's actually working its magic in the gut – which opens the door to the possibility of finding new compounds that perform the same function.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind\n\n**Tags:** Northwestern University, Diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Gut-brain axis, Gut health",
  "title": "Diabetes 'wonder drug' doesn't work like expected – but it's good news"
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