IIT-Mandi team discovers molecule that can be used for treatment of diabetes - Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism
NEW DELHI, May 2: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi have identified a drug molecule which triggers the release of insulin by pancreas and can potentially be used as an orally administered medicine for diabetes. According to the research team, the molecule is called PK2 and the findings of the research have been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. “Current drugs such as exenatide and liraglutide used for diabetes are administered as injections, and they […]