“Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first. A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells.” nature.com/articles/d4158
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The good science. (As a matter of fact, it’s all good).
This breakthrough reminds us that nature’s deepest mysteries often hold the keys to healing. Stem cells, the building blocks of life, are now offering a path to renewal and self-sufficiency. It’s a profound reflection of how interconnected we are with the very essence of life
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We are living in exciting times. Hoping this therapy is the answer to many medical issues.
"Deng says the results for the other two participants are “also very positive”, and they will reach the one-year mark in November"
Why are they so vague about the other two participants ?
How long till such treatment reaches the masses - esp. India, the diabetes capital of the world.
Type-2 self-inflicted diabetic here. I shall wait patiently for type-1 diabetics to receive their cure then I would very much like to do away with this annoyance known as type-2 diabetes.
It won't last. Embryonic stem cells are what we need and this tech is a decade old. Seems they don't want that.
yamanaka factor reprogramming is going to change the world, maybe the greatest single discovery of the last 100 years. It'll take a while to commercialise but the ability to rejuvenate cells to a younger more functional state is the closest think to magic i've seen.
How long until the new stem cells are also dead (killed by too much vitamin a)? Even better: don't kill them in the first place.
Does this mean she can go back to eating donughts and 4 litres of coke a day?
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