scientists at Stanford have recently discovered an important link in diabetes, after four years of research.

For 20.8 million Americans suffering from diabetes, hope might lie in the recent findings by a team of Stanford scientists.

Some might call it a breakthrough, a gateway to new remedies and possibly cures for diabetes patients. Dr. Jeremy Heit, an MD/Ph.D. student, calls it his thesis.

"It is a culmination of four years of work," Heit said of the findings, which were published in the Sept. 21 issue of Nature magazine. "The results are exciting."

Read the full details of this amazing discovery here.