Researchers May Have Found Cause of Type 2 Diabetes

ozmanjusri writes "Scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute have identified an enzyme called PKCepsilon as the active agent that blocks the production of insulin in diabetics. Insulin injections and implants try to control levels but do not address the reasons why insulin production is failing. This discovery may allow pharmaceutical companies to develop a drug to block the enzyme, allowing cells in the pancreas to function normally, though the team's leader, Trevor Biden, says 'What we've identified is a target that we can now latch onto to get therapy, but the journey from target to tablet of course is a long one ... It's probably going to take another 10 years at least to get something that's effective in humans.'"

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Re:Researchers just don't get it

[JamesP]

Thanks

Type 2 diabetes == being a lard ass

It's not that difficult

And now, look, they have a drug to fix it!!! ... NOT!

Way to go people...

Yep that's what we need

[KiwiCanuck]

Pump more money into big Pharma. Let's not spend money on health education and disease prevention, because that doesn't benefit big buissness. It only benefits the enitre population.