Stem Cell Transplants In Diabetes Type 1 Patients Kick Starts Own Insulin Production

Stem Cell Transplants In Diabetes Type 1 Patients Kick Starts Own Insulin Production
Article Date: 11 Apr 2007 - 0:00 PDT

A Brazilian study has shown that stem cell transplants in patients with diabetes type 1 may kick start the pancreas into producing insulin again. It is still too early to tell if the effect is permanent, but some patients have remained insulin free for over 20 months.

The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Written by: Catharine Paddock
Writer: Medical News Today
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