Friday, June 22, 2012

a muscular approach towards diabetes and other diseases

Australian scientists have identified a gene that regulates muscle size, a finding that could help unlock therapies for Type 2 diabetes and diseases such as muscular dystrophy, where muscles are weakened and damaged.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body no longer controls blood sugar levels properly. We need insulin, a hormone released from the pancreas when we eat, to channel sugar from our blood into our cells. Read the full story at the Garvan Institute
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  1. Hurrah Australia and hurrah Garvan Institute they do so much great research

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