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Clinical trial explores new therapeutic for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks and destroys beta cells in the pancreas. Once the beta cells are destroyed, the pancreas can no longer produce insulin. Currently, there is no cure for T1D and treatment focuses on managing blood sugar…
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London therapeutic device gives hope to those with Type 1 diabetes
They’re called therapeutic cell pouches, created at Sernova Corp. in London, to treat Type 1 diabetes. “We are really trying to bring the person with diabetes back to the original situation of when they didn’t have diabetes and that’s goal of cell therapy,” says Dr. Philip Toleikis, President and CEO…
