I recently received the following e-mail:
"I'm a 17 year old diabetic who has been following the research and hoping that stem cells will be legalized. I haven't had any recent updates on how things are going, and I was curious if you could fill me in? Last I heard there was a very small conversion rate and a very very slim success rate. I'm just a sitting duck right now and know a lot about this already, but always trying to learn more. Thats why I am hoping also to get to try some experimental...
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Diabetes Research Findings: Stem Cell Research and Lower Mortality...
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Stem Cell Therapy Still a Long Way From Curing Diabetes: Resea...
Curing Type 1 diabetes has been a primary goal for stem-cell research since the mid 1990s, but experts say scientists are still years away from... Read more »
Stem cell transplants may free diabetics from insulin
A new study found that 20 out of 23 Type 1 diabetics who were given stem cell transplants did not need to take insulin for two to four years. The... Read more »
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A stem cell is a generic cell that can make exact copies of itself indefinitely. A stem cell has the ability to produce specialized cells for various... Read more »
Stem cell transplant kickstarts body's insulin production
Stem cell transplants may help patients with Type 1 diabetes produce their own insulin, a new study suggests. Brazilian researchers say that the... Read more »
Stems cells reduce angina pain in new study
U.S. researchers say injecting severe angina patients' heart muscle with their own stem cells appears to reduce pain and improve their ability to... Read more »
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