The immune system attacks the very insulin-producing cells it was designed to protect in type 1 diabetes patients. Now, a University of Missouri scientist has discovered that this attack causes more damage than scientists realized. The revelation is leading to a potential cure that combines adult stem cells with a promising new drug. Habib Zaghouani, PhD, J. Lavenia Edwards Chair in Pediatrics, leads the research with his team at the MU ...Saturday, 1 June 2013
Adult Stem Cells Might Hold Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
The immune system attacks the very insulin-producing cells it was designed to protect in type 1 diabetes patients. Now, a University of Missouri scientist has discovered that this attack causes more damage than scientists realized. The revelation is leading to a potential cure that combines adult stem cells with a promising new drug. Habib Zaghouani, PhD, J. Lavenia Edwards Chair in Pediatrics, leads the research with his team at the MU ...
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