A 25-year-old woman from China is the first in the world to have been cured from type 1 diabetes, following an injection of islet cells derived from her own reprogrammed stem cells. The study, published in the Cell journal, offers real hope to the millions of people...
The outcome of a recent clinical trial conducted by pharmaceutical company Vertex indicates huge promise for the development of a stem cell cure for type 1 diabetes. The phase 1/2 study, whose results were presented at the American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific...
Researchers in Shanghai have claimed to have achieved the world’s first successful cure for type 2 diabetes using stem cell-derived islet transplantation. Publishing their findings in the journal Cell Discovery, the team of scientists believe that this new...
A new study published in the journal Burns & Trauma has found that the application of stem cells promotes the repair of diabetic wounds. [1] Affecting nearly 1 in 10 adults worldwide, diabetes is quickly becoming one of the most prevalent and widespread causes of...