Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-23 | Page 3 | Heroic Work Brings Insulin to Perfection

e HEROIC WORK BRINGS BEINGS INSULIN TO PERFECTION BALTI BALTIMORE Jan 23 Il AP AP- AP APA AP-A A A triumph of scientific devotion over physical Infirmity was revealed last night in the announcement at ChiCago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago of ot Dr John J. J Abel noted and professor protessor at Johns Hopkins medical school that he had perfected rf ct the h development e of li PI I insulin Ip a pure r crystalline r form r after years of ot experimental work The was made known by Dr Abel during his Pasteur lecture before the Chicago Institute o of Medicine Med led last night Although his right leg was broken In two places by an automobile that ran him down in a Baltimore street two weeks ago agro Dr Abel with his leg in a plaster cast was back at work in his laboratory within two days Despite his 69 years rears and the fact that his hit rooms are located on the fourth floor of ot a building building- that has no elevator Dr A Abel bel persisted to the completion of Ms his great task regardless of the pain he suffered By reason of his discovery Insulin Insulin lin used extensively a as a neutralizIng lag Ing agent In the treatment of diabetes diabetes dia dia- betes can now be broken up Into Its component chemicals by organic organ organ- ic analysis scientists believe permitting permitting per per- manufacture of a synthetic product Insulin as used today Is Isa isa isa a crude solution derived from rom the I pancreas o of pigs Dr Abel who was recently awarded the 2500 prize of the re research re- re I search corporation o New York as having done more to promote human enjoyment o of life than an any other living scientist has devoted years o of research to the overy of a anew anew anew new and more effective drugs Previous Previous Pre Pre- ious to his latest development his researches led to the first production production tion Lion of ot pure adrenalin a powerful drug now used as a stimulant In InJected Injected injected In- In directly Into the heart to re revive revive re- re vive dye persons believed dead A pituitary so powerful that it Is active In a solution of or oron on one part to t parts of an agent Is listed among his chemical from the glands of a venomous South American toad a chemically pure lure substance similar in effect to digitalis one of tIle the most useful of ot heart rt drugs