Since
insulin's crucial discovery nearly a century ago, countless diabetes
patients have had to inject themselves with the life-saving medicine.
Now scientists are reporting a new development toward a long-sought
insulin pill that could save millions the pain of daily shots. Published
in the ACS journal Biomacromolecules, the advance could someday not
only eliminate the "ouch" factor, but also get needle-wary - and weary -
patients to take their medicine when they should.
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