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Kurt - 25 Mar 2006 05:50 GMT

"A transplant-free approach to curing Type 1 diabetes using medication
has been reaffirmed in tests on mice, according to a Washington
University study."

http://tinyurl.com/hxt9d

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Alexander Arnakis - 25 Mar 2006 06:39 GMT

>"A transplant-free approach to curing Type 1 diabetes using medication
>has been reaffirmed in tests on mice, according to a Washington
>University study."
>
>http://tinyurl.com/hxt9d

At most, this treatment would only apply within the "honeymoon" period
right after the initial onset of Type 1 diabetes. Even if some beta
cells could be saved at that point, the pancreas still would not be
"normal," which is the defintion of "cure." The study seems to be
about saving existing cells by stopping the autoimmune process, not
about regenerating new ones.

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