A modified form of the drug niclosamide - now used to eliminate intestinal parasites - may hold the key to battling Type 2 diabetes at its source says a study. The drug used in the study is a modified form of a medication that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has already approved for human use. In Type 2 diabetes the body either does not produce enough insulin or the body's ability to use that insulin is degraded. A major cause of insulin resistance is the accumulation of excess fat in the cells of the liver as