Old diabetes drug teaches experts new tricks
Friday, May 15, 2009 - 05:28
in Health & Medicine
Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre reveals that the drug most commonly used in type 2 diabetics who don't need insulin works on a much more basic level than once thought, treating persistently elevated blood sugar - the hallmark of type 2 diabetes - by regulating the genes that control its production...
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