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#1 Bob-C

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Posted 17 December 2006 - 06:43 AM

Hi everyone, according to an article from www.canada.com by Tom Blackwell National Post, entitled, "Diabetes breakthrough Toronto scientists cure disease in mice":

In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital 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 of Canadians.

Diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas.

"'I couldn't believe it,'" said Dr. Michael Salter, a pain expert at the Hospital for Sick Children and one of the scientists. "'Mice with diabetes suddenly didn't have diabetes any more.'"


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The ":paradigm-changing" study opens '"a novel, exciting door to address one of the diseases with large societal impact," said Dr. Christian Stohler, a leading U.S. pain specialist and dean of dentistry at the University of Maryland, who has reviewed the work.

"'The treatment and diagnosis of neuropathic diseases is poised to take a dramatic leap forward because of the impressive research.'"


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#2 G-20

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Posted 17 December 2006 - 12:13 PM

Thanks for posting this link.

#3 Bob-C

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Posted 17 December 2006 - 10:25 PM

Thanks for posting this link.

You're welcome G-20, nice to hear from you. ;)

Cheers, ;)

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