Researchers identify new target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that an enzyme found in the mitochondria of cells is decreased in the skeletal muscle of those with diabetes, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to boost the activity of this enzyme in an effort to fight the disease.