FDA backs drug that treats diabetes via the brain

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 05/06/2009 - 11:08

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach: A drug that helps control blood sugar via the brain - an idea sparked, surprisingly, by the metabolism of migrating birds....


 

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