Source: Guardian Unlimited - UK
Date: June 27, 2007
Summary:
The Guardian reports on a finding by scientists at the University of Florida that umbilical cord stem cells reduced symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children with the disease:
"Children with type 1 diabetes can have the severity of their disease reduced if they are infused with blood saved from their umbilical cords, a study has found. Scientists think the infusion resets the body's immune system, stopping it from destroying insulin-producing cells that are needed to control blood sugar levels."
