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Stem cells may finally offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes

There are 537 million people around the world living with diabetes. And that number is growing. When people have Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin. These cells regulate glucose levels in the blood which the body needs for energy. Blood sugar will continue to […]

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Penn study proves promising for type 1 diabetes cure

After a promising study by Penn researchers, a cure for type 1 diabetes appears to be closer to reality. A research team led by Penn scientists successfully transplanted insulin-producing cells into multiple animal models, PhillyVoice reported. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells in clusters called islets cannot regulate blood sugar levels by producing insulin, PhillyVoice […]

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Breakthrough Research Cures Diabetes Type 1 Using Stem Cells

New research, which was led by the assistant professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Jeffrey R. Millman, has recently shown the potential of stem cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. More specifically, the researchers looked at how stem cells from humans can be converted […]

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Vertex’s $950 Million Bet That Could Pay Off Big-Time for Investors

If you’re familiar with Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX), probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the big biotech is cystic fibrosis (CF). That’s understandable, considering Vertex’s tremendous success so far has been due to its CF franchise. However, Vertex is also working to expand its horizons well beyond CF. The company’s […]

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Manufacturing Novel Stem Cell Products To Treat Type 1 Diabetes

The ISLET project, a multi-center collaboration of leading European researchers, aims to develop a manufacturing pipeline for stem cell-based products to treat patients with Type 1 Diabetes. In Type 1 Diabetes a patient’s immune system destroys the beta cells within the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas making a patient depend-ent on life-long delivery of […]

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Cancer drug neratinib offers hope for type 1 diabetes treatment

A drug used to treat breast cancer, neratinib, has the potential to halt the immune system from destroying beta cells in type 1 diabetes, according to German researchers. Neratinib was able to guard the beta cells, which produce insulin in the pancreas, from attack. The JDRF-funded study showed that the treatment enabled the beta cells […]

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Israeli artificial pancreas may one day cure diabetes

Ahead of International Diabetes Day, November 14, Israeli startup Betalin Therapeutics announced that it is beginning the application process for clinical trials of its revolutionary artificial pancreas. Betalin’s Engineered Micro Pancreas (EMP) aims to free patients suffering from the most severe types of diabetes from constantly monitoring blood-sugar levels and injecting insulin. About 160 million […]