People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug A person’s conventional supplies for treating type 1 diabetes A single infusion of a new treatment, called zimislecel, may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe form of the disease
Mount Sinai Researchers Move Closer to a Cure for Diabetes In the newest study, the research team reports that the new, regenerated beta cells may be coming from an unexpected source: a second pancreatic cell type called alpha cells Since alpha cells are abundant in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, they may be able to serve as a source for new beta cells in both common types of diabetes
New drug offers hope to over 130,000 Australians with diabetes Researchers have developed a promising immunotherapy drug that could reduce the need for insulin in people with type 1 diabetes Led by Professor Ranjeny Thomas at the University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute, the therapy combines vitamin D with an antigen from pancreatic cells and is injected into the skin like a vaccine
World’s first: stem cell therapy reverses diabetes According to the American Diabetes Association, 23 6 million adults and children in the country—or 7 8% of the total population—have diabetes 17 9 million people are thought to have been diagnosed with diabetes; nevertheless, 5 7 million people, or over 25% of the population, do not know they have the disease
World-first trial set to re-define type-2 diabetes treatment A groundbreaking new diabetes treatment targets the gut, delivering long-term results without surgery A groundbreaking new approach to long-term diabetes treatment is shifting the focus to the gut, offering results without the need for surgery and incisions Endocrinologist and University of Melbourne Professor Elif Ekinci told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons, “It’s for people with […]