Study probes interplay of proteins in type 2 diabetes
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

A hallmark of age-related diseases such as Parkinson`s disease, type 2 diabetes, or Alzheimer`s disease is the abnormal clumping of proteins in cells. In people with these conditions, these protein clumps can result in irregular deposits known as amyloids that disrupt normal cell behaviors. A Yale pathologist recently discovered that these interactions can be dramatically reduced in type 2 diabetes when small amounts of neighboring proteins are present.