Insulin-releasing switch discovered
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Johns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin the hormone that regulates blood sugar providing for the first time an explanation of this process. In a report published online March 1 in Cell Metabolism, the researchers say the work solves a longtime mystery and may lead to better treatments for type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease.