Neat News 2823 (added 2023-09-23)

Implanting pancreatic cells to produce insulin

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Previous attempts of treating Type 1 diabetes by implanting pancreatic cells had only limited success since after a while they run out of oxygen and stopped producing insulin. This has now been overcome in a new approach by cells that produce also oxygen.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health