Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Stem Cells -- a Possible Cure for Diabetes: Stem Cell Transplants Slow Type 1 Diabetes Progression but Definitive Remedy Still Far Off

Source: ABC News
Date: April 10, 2007

Summary:

An injection of stem cells could one day serve as a therapy for diabetes, a new study suggests, as injections of stem cells harvested from a patient's own blood may keep type 1 diabetes at bay, demonstrating yet another application for the versatile stem cell approach. The injections work by using the patient's own stem cells to replace the defective cells that cause the disease.