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Researchers Implant Pig Cells in Type 1 Diabetics
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A New Zealand biotech company began a trial last week that implanted cells from newborn pigs into eight human volunteers as an experimental treatment for their diabetes and the participants will not use immunosuppressant drugs.

Narcolepsy an Autoimmune Disorder
Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2009
A specific immune cell has been identified in narcolepsy patients, indicating that the common sleep disorder is in fact an autoimmune disease. This finding, and a further understanding of the specific mechanisms that cause narcolepsy, could serve as a model for other autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Crohn´s disease.

Transplants Help Type 1 Diabetics Stop Insulin Injections
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
People with Type 1 diabetes who received stem cell transplants from their own cells were able to go as long as four years without needing insulin treatments, U.S. researchers reported.

Discovery of a New Receptor Antagonist Predicts Diabetes 2 Onset
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Elevated levels of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), a natural inhibitor of interleukin-1 beta, precedes the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

New Stem Cell Method Provides Less Controversy and Profound Potential
Posted: Tuesday, March 03, 2009
A newly developed method for producing stem cells that can mimic other cell types, could have wide reaching implications. The new process does not require controversial embryonic stem cells, and is speculated to have the potential to help cure diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's.

Rotavirus Might Accelerate Type 1 Diabetes Development
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
A recent study out of Australia has found a connection between the common childhood infection, rotavirus, and the onset and progression of type 1 diabetes.

Two Genes Connected to Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2008
The location on a chromosome of two specific genes has been shown to play a major role in the development of autoimmune diseases. This discovery could help develop future treatments and therapies for autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes Progenitor Caught In The Act
Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2008
Immune cells long thought to be the progenitor of type 1 diabetes have been isolated and analyzed, and shown to indeed be key in causing this serious disease. This finding could very well lay the foundations for a preventative technique for type 1 diabetes.

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