Researchers are developing a new class of drugs that could treat both Type 2 diabetes and bone fractures – a hazard associated with diabetes. In addition to its more obvious ills, type 2 diabetes is a condition closely associated with bone fractures, A new study, co-led by Patrick R. Griffin, a professor on the Florida… Continue reading A “Double” Drug for Diabetes
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A Drug that May Stop Osteoporosis
A previously overlooked group of cells may be crucial to the process of bone loss in post-menopausal women, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. The investigators said that the discovery makes the cells, known as preosteoclasts, a likelier subject for further research. It also sheds lights on the success of an osteoporosis drug that’s in… Continue reading A Drug that May Stop Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain
Researchers have discovered that one key receptor plays a big part in provoking rheumatoid arthritis. The finding, by investigators from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, means that there is now a new target for potential treatments of RA. The receptor, TLR5 or toll-like receptor 5, begins the damaging process of inflammation… Continue reading Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain