Thursday 17 January 2019

Turning stem cells into insulin-producing cells could lead to "functional" diabetes cure

Created from induced pluripotent stem cells, these new beta cells are already producing insulin, which could ...

While diabetes can mostly be managed through a carefully-controlled diet and regular insulin shots, a longer term solution and perhaps even a cure could be found by replenishing a patient's own supply of beta cells, which naturally produce the hormone. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are a step closer to that kind of treatment, after tweaking the recipe for turning stem cells into beta cells.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2RwDK4t

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