Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Potential New Treatment For Insulin-dependent Diabetes

Source: Journal of Experimental Medicine
Date: Sptember 28, 2005

Summary:

Scientists in Japan have found a way to improve on a promising diabetes treatment. In the October 3 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Masaru Taniguchi and colleagues report that transplanted insulin-producing cells survive better when the activation of a specific type of immune cell is blocked.