Diabetes
Diabetes in rats treated with engineered probiotic
Imagine a pill that helps people control diabetes with the body's own insulin.
Jan 28, 2015
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New transplant technology could benefit patients with type 1 diabetes
Combining a new hydrogel material with a protein that boosts blood vessel growth could improve the success rate for transplanting insulin-producing islet cells into persons with type 1 diabetes. In an animal model, the technique ...
Jun 5, 2017
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New type of insulin-producing cell discovered
In people with type I diabetes, insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas die and are not replaced. Without these cells, the body loses the ability to control blood glucose. Researchers at the University of California, ...
Apr 4, 2017
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Novel tissue-engineered islet transplant achieves insulin independence in type 1 diabetes
Scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have produced the first clinical results demonstrating that pancreatic islet cells transplanted within a tissue-engineered ...
May 11, 2017
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How does friendly fire happen in the pancreas?
In type 1 diabetes, the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for Diabetes Research, and their colleagues at Technical University of Munich have ...
Oct 21, 2016
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Solving a genetic mystery in type 1 diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the body's own insulin-producing cells. Scientists understand reasonably well how this autoimmune attack progresses, but they don't understand what triggers the attack or how ...
Apr 11, 2016
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Researchers link improved muscle health to better outcomes for people with diabetes
Loss of physical strength due to muscle deterioration is a complication for people living with Type 1 diabetes that's often overlooked. New research from McMaster University shows it shouldn't be.
Sep 20, 2016
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New compound prevents onset of type 1 diabetes in animal models
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have successfully tested a potent synthetic compound that prevents type 1 diabetes in animal models of the disease.
Mar 17, 2015
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Stem cells pave the way for new treatment of diabetes
A new stem cell study conducted at the University of Copenhagen shows how we may increase the vital production of insulin in patients suffering from diabetes. The discovery helps to more efficiently at less cost make insulin-producing ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Researchers develop process to generate insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas
The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), three of Harvard's clinical affiliates, and a biopharmaceutical company have formed an unusual collaboration to establish the Boston Autologous Islet Replacement Program (BAIRT) to ...
Jun 17, 2016
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