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Regenerating Insulin-Producing Cells in the Pancreas

February 6, 2024 | | Posted in Newsletter

Stimulating nerves connected to the pancreas regenerates insulin-producing cells, mouse study shows
“In a promising development, a research group [at Tohoku [MORE]

Implant Produces Oxygen in Islet Strategy for Diabetes

November 28, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Diabetes-treating implant produces oxygen to support islet cells
“Seeking a longer-term alternative, a team from MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital recently [MORE]

Experimental Cell Therapy Thought to Cure T1 Diabetes for the First Time

February 8, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Potential cure for T1 diabetes using stem cells
“In a Vertex Pharmaceuticals clinical trial, an experimental treatment may have cured type [MORE]

“Super Grafts” for Treating Type 1 Diabetes

March 17, 2020 | | Posted in Newsletter

Insulin-producing organoids
This piece describes how researchers at the University of Geneva have created transplantable pancreatic grafts for treating Type 1 [MORE]

Implantable Thread of islet Cells for T1D

February 6, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Thread-Reinforced Alginate Fiber for Islets enCapsulation (TRAFFIC)
In animal studies, Cornell University scientists have developed a nanoporous polymer thread that strings [MORE]

Skin Cells Redesigned to Secrete Insulin

February 16, 2016 | | Posted in Newsletter

Pancreatic Islets
The title of the Nature Communications article announces a stunning achievement, “Human pancreatic beta-like cells converted from fibroblasts.” Researchers [MORE]