New Treatment Stops Type II Diabetes

multicsfan writes Researchers have found that an injection of protein FGF1 stops weight induced diabetes in mice, with no apparent side effects. However, the cure only lasts 2 days at a time. Future research and human trials are needed to better understand and create a working drug. From the story: "The team found that sustained treatment with the protein doesn't merely keep blood sugar under control, but also reverses insulin insensitivity, the underlying physiological cause of diabetes. Equally exciting, the newly developed treatment doesn't result in side effects common to most current diabetes treatments."

what a coincidence

[slashmydots]

After hundreds of years, they come up with a "cure" that the patient takes for their entire life and like half a billion people need. I'm sure it's a complete coincidence that the pharmaceutical company never intended to happen *sneezes and takes another Zyrtec*

Re:Diabetic and Cancer patient - sign me up

[davester666]

A bunch of big-pharma executives are plowing their hookers extra hard tonight. A "cure" that you have to keep taking for the rest of your life, for a relatively common disease. If anything, they are slightly worried the tip of their penis will pop off.