Major breakthrough for type 1 diabetes treatment announced

The investigators hope to begin human transplantation trials using the cells within the next few years; at present, the cells are undergoing trials in animal models, including non-human primates On October 9, Harvard University stem cell researchers announced that they have made a milestone advancement in the search for an effective treatment for type 1 diabetes , a disease that affects approximately 3 million Americans at a cost of about $15 billion annually. They published their findings in the Harvard Gazette.

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