In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks cell in the pancreas that make insulin. For half a year, 21 patients received injections of an “insulin precursor molecule” every few weeks. A year later, those who received the treatment when compared with the control group, were able to stabilize their insulin levels. This is early but exciting stuff (source: New Scientist, August 2017)
2017-09-08 06:14:002017-09-08 08:58:43Immunotherapy may halt diabetes