spleen cells

Hi everyone,
A quick post about some interesting research which I caught in my perusals on the internet today. Of course, we have all heard about ‘cures’ before but I’ve not heard of this line of research using spleen cells before. Anyway, I thought it was interesting and though it might be of interest to you.
I’ve put an excerpt below – the full story can be found on the BBC website.

“A cure for diabetes could be a step closer after scientists found cells from the spleen can transform into insulin-producing cells.US researchers were able to halt, and even reverse, the disease in mice.

The research offers hope to people with Type 1 diabetes who need insulin injections to survive.

The team from Massachusetts General Hospital, whose announcement coincided with World Diabetes Day on Friday, hope to begin human trials soon…”

- Aaron


By Aaron on 12 November 2009 at 6.07 pm
Posted in Science & Research
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