Breakthrough could halt Type 2 diabetes

A BREAKTHROUGH by scientists at Trinity College could prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes, affecting about 14% of over 40s and which is obesity related.

The research, state-funded through Science Foundation Ireland and which involved collaborators in other universities, including UCD, claims to have found what could be the underlying cause of the disease.

Scientists believe a hormone known as IAPP, which gets deposited in the pancreas, is the trigger for the disease.