Generic drug shows promise as diabetes vaccine in small, years-long study

A cheap, generic tuberculosis vaccine lowered blood glucose levels in nine patients with Type I diabetes and the effects lasted for years, according to a study published this week in npj Vaccines. The study was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital by Dr. Denise Faustman – a name that has long been saddled with controversy in the diabetes community, due in large part to a dispute with the JDRF after the organization declined to fund her work. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post Generic drug shows promise as diabetes vaccine in small, years-long study appeared first on MassDevice.
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