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Blue LED Controls New Diabetes Drug

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A new drug for Type 2 diabetes can be controlled with violet-blue light to more effectively release insulin from the pancreas. A team from Imperial College London and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich has developed the new medication, JB253, which, when exposed to violet-blue light, changes shape to release a proper amount of insulin from pancreatic cells. Existing diabetes medications can sometimes release too much, causing blood sugar levels to drop. In their study, the researchers found that JB253 remains inactive until a violet-blue LED shines on it. Beta cells within...Read full article

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    Published: October 2014
    Research & TechnologyLEDsOpticsBiophotonicsLight SourcesType 2 diabetesImperial College LondonLudwig Maximilian University of MunichJB253Dr. David HodsonsulfonylureaDirk TraunerBioScan

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