Crown Prince and Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz has sent a letter of thanks to Director of King Saud University (KSU) Dr. Abdullah Al Othman as well as KSU employees on the latest scientific breakthrough achieved by the university regarding the relationship between obesity, diabetes (type 2) and breast cancer. In his letter, the Crown Prince said: "we appreciate the remarkable efforts exerted by the team and we wish you more progress and success". Dr. Al Othman also expressed appreciation for the Crown Prince's letter hailing his ongoing support and sponsorship of the university. The scientific team was led by Dr. Omar Al Attas and Dr. Nassir Al Daghri who both work at the Biochemistry Department at KSU. -- SPA