With the help of a chemical, diabetes sufferers with early symptoms could be prevented from developing the disease completely, research has suggested. Trials found that a specific peptide -- a substance formed from amino acids -- halted the progression of Type1 diabetes (the insulin-dependent form that must be treated with injections) in humans and mice. Jerusalem-based Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School and Peptor Limited, a pharmaceutical company also based in Israel, conducted the research. It is hoped that the discovery could lead to the development of new life-saving drugs (www.thescotsman.co.uk, November 30, 2001).
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