Medical Innovation: Type 1 Diabetes

Medical Innovation: Type 1 Diabetes

I’ve heard a very interesting news about Diabetes research a few days ago. According to the news, researchers at the University of Calgary may have found a way to grow insulin-producing cells in the lab. These lab-grown cells would then be hopefully transplanted to individuals with Type 1 Diabetes thereby freeing them from self-administering insulin injections. How amazing is that??? However, there are still many steps before they get to this stage of the research.

To read up on this news, see this link:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/17/content_4313111.htm

Numerous researchers from the University of Calgary are working on different projects that will hopefully treat Type 1 Diabetes, these projects include the one I’ve mentioned above and the following:
- transplanting islet cells from organ donors
- transplanting islet cells from newborn sterile pigs
- developing stem cells from pancreas to become islet cells

To read up on these projects: http://www.ahfmr.ab.ca/publications/newsletter/Fall05/www.fall/inside/diabetes.feat.htm

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