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Human Clinical Trials To Begin On Drug That Reverses Diabetes In Animal Models

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-condition-is-called-Setebaid dept.

Zothecula writes: A study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that verapamil, a drug widely used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches, is able to completely reverse diabetes in animal models. The UAB team will now move onto clinical trials to see if the same results are repeated in humans.

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  1. What's the name of the drug? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    ....moderation?

  2. Type 1 Diabetes, geniuses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's the type you're born with, not the type from too much corn syrup. Keep yer snark to yourselves until you read the fucking article.

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