Scientists close in on diabetes cure with production of insulin-producing cells

Human stem cell-derived beta cells formed islet-like clusters and made insulin when transplanted in mice, curing them of diabetes Stem cell researchers at Harvard University have devised a method for creating large quantities of human insulin-producing beta cells, which could soon lead to a cure for type 1 diabetes as well as a new treatment for type 2 diabetes. The cells are currently being trialled in animals and non-human primates with hopes human trials could take place in the near future..

http://ift.tt/1ysLofk