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Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvement

  • Written by Vinny Negi, Research Scientist in Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh
Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvementThe islets of Langerhans play a crucial role in blood sugar regulation.Fayette A Reynolds/Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library via Flickr

Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not respond to insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune...

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