Old Diabetes Drug Teaches Experts New Tricks
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
New research 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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