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Stem Cells Offer Hope in Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Procedure isn't a cure, but kept patients off insulin for up to 4 years

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 15, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Treatment for Type 1 diabetes may have taken a huge step forward, thanks to a procedure using a person's own stem cells to combat the disease. Although scientists stress that the treatment isn't a cure—and called for more study, given that the initial group...   Read full story »

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