A new molecule to combat diabetes and obesity

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is increasing at an alarming state with more than 180 million people affected worldwide. With the rising incidence of obesity, a major risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes, this metabolic disorder represents a major health concern. A group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, now shows that there may exist new ways to fight these disorders.

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