Diabetes finding once heralded as breakthrough is retracted
In a nutshell, in 2013 it was found that a hormone found in the liver seemed to spur the production of insulin-producing cells in mice, lighting the way for a new approach to treating diabetes. The paper, published in the journal Cell, drew attention around the world, as it suggested a means of boosting insulin by using the body’s own machinery and held out the potential to free millions of diabetes patients from regular injections.
However, further attempts in order to reproduce the results failed and the paper was retracted.
In a nutshell, in 2013 it was found that a hormone found in the liver seemed to spur the production of insulin-producing cells in mice, lighting the way for a new approach to treating diabetes. The paper, published in the journal Cell, drew attention around the world, as it suggested a means of boosting insulin by using the body’s own machinery and held out the potential to free millions of diabetes patients from regular injections.
However, further attempts in order to reproduce the results failed and the paper was retracted.