Diabetes Breakthrough - Canadian Scientists Cure Disease in Mice
In a discovery reported to have stunned even those behind it, scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions.
Diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas. The researchers caution they have yet to confirm their findings in people, but say they expect results from human studies within a year or so.