Severe Hypoglycemia is Rare After Islet Transplantation
Episodes of dangerously low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia, were greatly reduced in people who received an islet transplant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.
Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Diabetes Hope
Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.
Study Using New Imaging Technology Detects Subtle Brain Changes In Patients With Type 1...
People with diabetes are twice as likely as the general population to develop depression. For the first time, doctors have reason to ask if the increased risk of depression could in fact be due to changes in brain.
Type 1 Diabetes Triggered by “Lazy” Regulatory T-Cells
A research team discovered that in some individuals, the specialized immunoregulatory T-cells that regulate the body's autoimmune reactions may lose their effectiveness and become "lazy" over time, leading to the onset of type 1 diabetes.
Study: Porcine Islets Offer Promise For Human Diabetic Patients
Islet cell xenotransplantation presents a promising near-term solution to the critically low islet cell supply for humans suffering from type 1 diabetes.
Researchers Overcome Stumbling Block to Developing Successful Insulin-Cell Transplants for Type 1 Diabetics
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a way to overcome a major stumbling block to developing successful insulin-cell transplants for people with type I diabetes.
Study: Cells Passed From Mother to Child May Be First Step in Developing New...
For the first time, scientists have discovered that cells passed from mother to child during pregnancy can differentiate into functioning islet beta cells that produce insulin in the child.
Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Type 1 Diabetes
An anti-inflammatory drug called lisofylline could be beneficial for people at risk for Type 1 diabetes.
A Viral Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Viruses can both cause and prevent autoimmune disease. Therefore viruses that do not directly destroy b cells may actually enhance the course of autoimmune diabetes.
Use of Pancreatic Islets Show Promise in Diabetes Research, Treatments
The use of pancreatic islets (hormone-producing cells) is increasing in diabetes research and may play an important role in future treatments.
Regeneration of Insulin-Producing Islets May Lead to Diabetes Cure
Cells from an unexpected source, the spleen, appear to develop into insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells in adult animals.
NC Woman Is Now Insulin-Free After Series Of Three Islet Cell Transplants
A Davidson woman has been successfully treated for her Type 1 diabetes through a procedure performed at Carolinas Medical Center.
Stem Cells from Brain Transformed to Produce Insulin
With careful coaxing, stem cells from the brain can form insulin-producing cells that mimic those missing in people with diabetes.
Stem Cells from Adults Could Lead to New Diabetes Treatment
Researchers are capitalizing on the memories of stem cells generated from adult cells to bring new hope to sufferers of juvenile or type 1 diabetes.
New Biological Sensors for Detecting Blood Glucose Developed
Research conducted by scientists has paved the way for development``of highly efficient sensors for measuring blood glucose in diabetic``patients.
Stem Cells Cultured from Human Bone Marrow Behave Like Those Derived from Brain Tissue
Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists to generate aggregates of cells called spheres that are similar to those derived from neural stem cells of the brain.
