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Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
A new method to create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from stem cells and protect them from the body’s immune system could pave the way for improving an experimental diabetes treatment.
A new method to create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from stem cells and protect them from the body’s immune system could pave the way for improving an experimental diabetes treatment.
In type-1 diabetes, the body turns on itself and attacks the so-called beta cells inside clusters in the pancreas called “islets”.
These beta cells are responsible for gauging sugar levels in the blood and releasing insulin to keep them stable. When they are depleted, a person is at risk for either high or …
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