Stem Cell Cure For Diabetes?
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Researchers have found individual cells in the pancreas of adult mice that are capable of producing insulin, a discovery that might lead to a cure for diabetes.
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Scientists have helped women beat incontinence by injecting them with stem cells from their own tissue. Research on stem cells - the ultimate in self-medication - is still in its infancy.
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Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful.    New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice...
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Over three decades, Bob Klein amassed a fortune by building and financing low-income housing. After his 14-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, however, he redirected his considerable political clout and business savvy. The longtime Democrat has since become one of the biggest private patrons of human embryonic stem cell research &#151; medical technology that many scientists believe can someday cure a wide range of ailments, including diabetes.
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EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta islet transplant research program that has proven hopeful for patients with Type 1 diabetes will share a $75-million US grant from the American-based National Institutes of Health.
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A drug to lower blood sugar could also help prevent type 2 diabetes.
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The University of Michigan is accelerating its search for a cure for Type I diabetes, thanks to a $44 million donation - the largest ever to the health system and the second-largest in UM history.
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Scientists at Washington University have transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells into diabetic monkeys, which could have major implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans.
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Here's a reality check amid Congress' showdown with President Bush over stem cell research: The potential treatments for diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating disorders are years away from being tested in people.
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Scientists turn embryonic stem cells into retinal cells for the first time. The groundbreaking work could be tested to treat human blindness in two years if all goes well. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.
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A world-class research facility to try to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes is under way at the University of Michigan following a $44-million gift from a former Michigan couple.
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A patient's own stem cells could soon be used to cure chronic back pain, say researchers.
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A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years
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Human trials of a vaccine that might offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes are set to begin next year. Experts believe if successful, a cure for the most serious form of the disease could be available within a decade.
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Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may someday be used to treat diabetes, U.S. and British researchers reported on Friday.