Article: Link found for high-dose aspirin

Link found for high-dose aspirin, insulin sensitivity, scientists say

By PAUL RECER

Associated Press

Friday, August 31, 2001

Washington -- Researchers have solved an old medical mystery by demonstrating why dangerously high doses of aspirin can lower blood sugar and make cells more sensitive to insulin.

The laboratory mouse study eventually could lead to new drugs for Type 2 diabetes, they said.

"This study helps us understand what causes insulin insensitivity due to obesity and a high-fat diet," said Steven E. Shoelson, a researcher at the Joslin Diabetes Center and the Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is the lead author of the study, reported today in the journal Science.

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