article_snippet: But researchers say its real benefits are in tackling age-related diseases, such as diabetes . '
article_snippet: This represents a major advance in the identification of new treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes,' said Pinchas Cohen,a researcher at the University of Southern CaliforniaSouthern California.
article_snippet: The injections not only suppressed both effects in mice, The injections also reversed age-dependent insulin-resistance, a condition that precedes diabetes. '
highlights_snippet: Clinical trials on humans could begin in three years, scientists say .
  
highlights_snippet: Clinical trials on humans works by increasing insulin sensitivity which helps regulate blood sugar .
  
highlights_snippet: Clinical trials on humans could lead to a pill that will tackle age-related diseases such as diabetes .