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Frogs Offer Hope to Diabetics

'Shrinking' amphibian's skin holds key to new treatment alternatives

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Mar 3, 2008 1:15 PM CST

(Newser) – A frog that lives in the Amazon secretes a substance that stimulates insulin release in humans, offering new hope to diabetics, the BBC reports. The South American shrinking frog, which grows smaller as it ages, produces pseudin-2 through its slimy skin. A synthetic version of...   Read full story »

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