Diabetes cure in sight, say scientists
Scientists in the US have not only halted the disease in mice mimicking human type 1 diabetes, but have succeeded in reversinged it. Plans are under way to conduct patient trials which could lead to the first ever curative treatment for the disorder. The findings coincide with World Diabetes Day.
Type 1 diabetes results in the immune system attacking the pancreatic islet cells which produce insulin, the essential hormone that allows the body to obtain energy from glucose.
