Saturday, April 21, 2007

Insight: Questions follow reports of stem cell diabetes cure

Source: New Scientist
Date: 21 April 2007

Summary:

New Scientist reports on a trial conducted in Brazil that resulted in people with type 1 diabetes being able to live without injections of insulin for months - in one case for three years. However, the story also notes "It is unclear, however, whether the treatment constitutes a cure, or even whether any benefit was due to stem cells."