How Aging Relates to Diabetes

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Hot on the heels of that last article, Yahoo News explains recent research on the link between aging and the onset of diabetes. This is important science; this sort of diabetes affects a very large fraction of the elderly populace and understanding the mechanisms is the first step towards prevention and cure. A number of interesting questions are raised about the way in which cellular mechanisms work (or fail to work as we get older). All in all, an important block in our understanding of the aging progress: congratulations to those involved.

Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=97&ncid=751&e=10&u=/hsn/20030516/hl_hsn/aging_may_shortcircuit_body_s_ability_to_ward_off_diabetes