Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted: May 9, 2008 10:29:09 AM CDT
Summary:
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports researchers at the University of Minnesota announced the final round of clinical trials of a pancreatic islet cell transplant procedure that can reverse type 1 diabetes:
"An experimental islet transplant that can reverse type 1 diabetes is entering a final round of clinical trials at the University of Minnesota. Researchers at the U announced the start of two trials Thursday, hoping to prove that transplants of donated human islets — insulin-producing cell clusters — are safe and effective for diabetics. Favorable results would persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the transplants for mainstream medicine."
