Dasman Diabetes institute isolates gene that can treat obesity, diabetes

A team of researchers at the Dasman Diabetes Institute has been successful in isolating for the first time a gene that can be effective in fighting obesity and diabetes type 2, said team leader Dr Jihad Abu Bakr, in a press statement on Tuesday. The lack of the Gene 3DNIGB in the bodies of those with diabetes and obesity may increase their chances to contract long-term infections, he said, while exercise and specific treatments can induce their bodies to produce this gene which helps in defeating the infections. This gene can also help diabetics and the obese to regulate their blood insulin better, so much so that it can be used as a way to treat diabetes and obesity with good results, said Dr Abu Bakr. The Institute's director Dr Kazim Behbahani noted that the Institute spared no efforts to carrying out researches into seeking ways to assuage the impact of diabetes and obesity on their sufferers