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Once Weekly Dosing GLP-1 Promotes Beta-Cell Growth

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

Preclinical data suggests a long-acting formulation of native, human GLP-1 can promote the growth of insulin producing cells (beta cells) in a type 1 diabetes animal model.

New Finding Discovers How Embryos Create Beta-Cells

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

Scientists have discovered a key aspect of how embryos create the cells that secrete insulin.

Human Bone Marrow Cells Repair Damaged Beta Cells

Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

Researchers have used cells from human bone marrow to repair damaged pancreatic beta cells in mice. The study offers hopes that these stem cells could be used to treat diabetes in humans. The stem cells also halted damage to the kidneys caused by diabetes.

Unlimited Supply of Beta Cells Found

Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Diabetes in Control interviewed Novocells’ Chief Scientific Officer, Emmanual Baetge and he told us that they have determined the necessary conditions for turning human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells, a finding that moves the prospect of using these cells to treat diabetes closer to the clinic.

Edmonton Islet Transplants Fall Short

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

The hope for a cure fails: Two years after receiving transplants of insulin-producing beta islet cells, only five of 36 patients with type 1 diabetes remained free of the need for insulin injections.

Possible Diabetes Cure Via Destruction of Targeted Killer T Cells

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

It began as an idea that is now closer to getting started, a new concept for preventing the destruction of beta cells and possibly curing diabetes. Automatic self replacement of beta cells would occur were it not for their ongoing destruction by agents of the immune system called killer T cells.

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

New Test Measures Quantity of Active Beta Cells

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a reliable, non-invasive imaging method that can measure the quantity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.

Study Reveals Findings on How Insulin-Producing Beta Cells Grow and Function

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006

A new Joslin Diabetes Center-led study has shown conclusively that two receptors in the insulin-producing beta cell do not affect developmental growth, refuting a long-held hypothesis in diabetes research.