A Stem-Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics September 2, 2009 - TIME
Scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute reported the first success in generating new populations of insulin-producing cells using skin cells of Type 1 diabetes patients. The achievement involved the newer embryo-free technique for generating stem cells, and marked the first step toward building a treatment that could one day replace a patient's faulty insulin-making cells with healthy, functioning ones.
Artificial Pancreas Just Years Away, Experts Agree
July 29, 2008
Researchers working on an artificial pancreas believe they are just a few years away from a nearly carefree way for people with diabetes to monitor blood and inject insulin as needed.
Advance in Stem Cell Research February 21, 2008
Researchers in the U.S. have successfully created primitive cells derived from human embryonic stem cells that reversed chemically induced diabetes in mice, the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology reported last night.