Are Bacteria Foes of Diabetes?

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In mice, researchers uncover link between microbes and metabolic disease prevention. One team noticed that mice developed type 1 diabetes at different rates depending on whether and which strains of bacteria were floating around in their systems. The suggestion? Bacteria may mitigate certain forms of diabetes. We already knew that the darn things like sugar.

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