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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Daily injections of insulin are the life-saving treatment for type 1 diabetes since the body cannot produce the hormone itself. But what if researchers could come up with a treatment that allowed the body to use its own genetically engineered cells to stop the process that kills the cells that make insulin?
A number of scientists are exploring this idea, and at least one team has been working on a method based on adoptive cellular therapy which shows promise. This approach involves modifying how the body?s immune system affects specific cells.
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/potential-type-1-diabetes-treatment-meets-hurdles
A number of scientists are exploring this idea, and at least one team has been working on a method based on adoptive cellular therapy which shows promise. This approach involves modifying how the body?s immune system affects specific cells.
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/potential-type-1-diabetes-treatment-meets-hurdles