Source: Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
Posted: November 04, 2007 12:00am AST
Summary:
MELBOURNE scientists claim they are just days from conducting a pioneering therapy that will effectively cure Type-1 diabetes. They are set to transplant insulin-producing cells from healthy donor tissue into a diabetic - removing the need for daily insulin injections. Researchers at St Vincent's Institute say the procedure will help the patient produce insulin naturally.
