Type 1 diabetes vaccine hailed as 'significant step'

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It may be possible to reverse type 1 diabetes by training a patient's own immune system to stop attacking their body, an early trial suggests.

Their immune system destroys the cells that make insulin, the hormone needed to control blood sugar levels.

A study in 80 patients, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, showed a vaccine could retrain their immune system.

Experts described the results as a "significant step".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23064897
 
Looks promising, lets hope it's not the last we hear of it.
 
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