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Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics – Medical Xpress
University of Otago researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 percent of people with type 2 diabetes die from heart disease.
University of Otago researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 percent of people with type 2 diabetes die from heart disease.
And perhaps more significantly, they have found how to treat it.
Associate Professor Rajesh Katare, of the Department of Physiology, says it has been known that stem cells in the heart of diabetic patients are impaired. While stem cell therapy has proved effective in treating heart disease, it is not the case in diabetic hearts.
It has not been known…
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