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Yale researchers develop pill that prevents type 1 diabetes
A new oral medication treats diabetes and controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the disease.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 11, 2022


Fully functional pancreatic cells produced from stem cells for the first time
Insulin is a vital hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of these cells.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022


UBC researchers develop stem cell-based 'functional cure' for Type 1 diabetes
Researchers demonstrated that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in the human body.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021


Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin
Researchers show that the overall capacity of fat tissue to respond to insulin is determined by the function of a specific fat cell type
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
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