For more than 100 years, scientists have pursued the idea of insulin in pill form, often described as a "dream" treatment for ...

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“Insulin injections remain a daily burden for many patients,” said Associate Professor Shingo Ito. “Our peptide-based platform offers a new route to deliver insulin orally and may be applicable to ...

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For over a century, scientists have chased the dream of insulin pills, but the digestive system kept destroying the drug before it could work—forcing millions of patients to rely on daily injections.