Diabetes Sufferers May Soon Draw Breath To Take New TreatmentSource: The Age
Researchers from Monash University and Nanotechnology Victoria, both in Australia, are developing a new diabetes treatment method that could enable patients to inhale insulin nanoparticles using a handheld device. To create the insulin nanoparticles, the researchers exposed an insulin and water solution to sound waves. Researcher Bob Irving of Nanotechnology Victoria said that insulin nanoparticles might reduce irritation caused by powdered forms of insulin. The researchers say that the new treatment technology could potentially also be used to deliver cystic fibrosis and multiple sclerosis drugs, as well as vaccines. The article can be viewed online at the link below. |