Medical Animation: The Science of Hepatalin
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Overview of hepatalin, its role in nutrient partitioning, and potential impact on type 2 diabetes care and prevention. The factory metaphor shows the interconnected systems involved in digestion and the downstream effects of changing just one signal. Viewers can easily see how hepatalin levels greatly impact nutrient partitioning to fat and muscle cells, and understand the consequences to a patient's health. © 2021 SciMar Ltd.
Overview of hepatalin, its role in nutrient partitioning, and potential impact on type 2 diabetes care and prevention. The factory metaphor shows the interconnected systems involved in digestion and the downstream effects of changing just one signal. Viewers can easily see how hepatalin levels greatly impact nutrient partitioning to fat and muscle cells, and understand the consequences to a patient's health. © 2021 SciMar Ltd.
Overview of hepatalin, its role in nutrient partitioning, and potential impact on type 2 diabetes care and prevention. The factory metaphor shows the interconnected systems involved in digestion and the downstream effects of changing just one signal. Viewers can easily see how hepatalin levels greatly impact nutrient partitioning to fat and muscle cells, and understand the consequences to a patient's health. © 2021 SciMar Ltd.
Overview of hepatalin, its role in nutrient partitioning, and potential impact on type 2 diabetes care and prevention. The factory metaphor shows the interconnected systems involved in digestion and the downstream effects of changing just one signal. Viewers can easily see how hepatalin levels greatly impact nutrient partitioning to fat and muscle cells, and understand the consequences to a patient's health. © 2021 SciMar Ltd.
The project
The discovery of hepatalin by Dr. Wayne Laut is poised to change type 2 diabetes care and prevention. Our client needed an accurate, easily-understood medical animation to explain the role of hepatalin and its implications to a wide-ranging audience. Glucose levels are regulated by a system of interconnected pathways; changing one signal can unbalance the entire system and result in diabetes. To simplify this complexity, we created a factory analogy in which a series of pipes and conveyor belts transport nerve signals, hormones, and nutrients between different organ “stations”. This allows viewers to easily see the downstream effects of changing one signal and gain a clear understanding of glucose metabolism and hepatalin’s role. This medical animation has become a key resource on SciMar’s website, on social media, and in presentations. Viewer’s have reported “lightbulb” moments, in which they can finally appreciate how tweaking just a few signals has the potential to combat, and potentially prevent, diabetes. To learn more about hepatalin, see this review in the Canadian Journal of Pharmacology and Physiology
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