Scientists and researchers from the University of Texas maybe have found a diabetes cure. This treatment to cure diabetes is considered unconventional. The UT team headed by Ralph DeFronzo has found a way to make existing cells in the pancreas perform the work of insulin producing beta cells. They have performed successful tests on mice….
Diabetes Cure News! Johnson & Johnson is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the first stem cell treatment that could fix and essentially cure the life-threatening hormonal disorder type 1 diabetes. ViaCyte has already begun testing the device in a small number of diabetic patients. If it works as well in…
Type 1 diabetes cure close to reality after scientists discovered a way to protect the new insulin-secreting cells from the body’s own immune system attacks. Back in 2014 Professor Doug Melton and scientists from Harvard Stem Cell Institute found a way to produce huge quantities of pancreatic beta cells. The insulin-secreting cells can be used…
DRI Successfully Transplants BioHub. Diabetes Research Institute has successfully transplanted their bioengineered mini-organ called the DRI BioHub into the omentum of the first patient (Wendy Peacock). A very close friend of mine contacted me with this exciting news. Her very young daughter lives with type 1 diabetes and is using pump therapy so this could possibly…
It’s an exciting time in diabetes research. The most recent breakthrough to cure type 1 diabetes came when Harvard University scientists announced the amazing discovery of creating large amounts of insulin-producing beta cells from human embryonic stem-cells. UK Excited Harvard Stem-Cell Breakthrough! The cells can be potentially used for transplants in people with diabetes. Therefore ending…
Researchers at Harvard University announce a major diabetes breakthrough in finding a treatment and possible cure for type 1 diabetes from human embryonic stem cells. The scientists were able to produce insulin-producing beta cells from stem cells in very large volumes that would be required for cell transplantation as well as pharmaceutical use. Lead researcher…
Diabetes Research Institute or (DRI) for short, have what their scientists are calling a possible biological cure for diabetes called the BioHub. The BioHub is a crafted “mini body organ” that houses insulin-producing islet cells that sense blood sugar as well as introduce the specific volume of the hormone insulin to keep blood sugar levels…
DIABECELL is a cell therapy where insulin producing islet cells are taken from the pancreas of a pig. The islets are then encapsulated into an alginate material. The encapsulated porcine cells are then implanted into the abdomen of patient’s with type 1 diabetes. It’s done via an easy laparoscopic procedure. After the procedure, the self-regulating…