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Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes

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by syntheticnature

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The fact this worked on Type 1, which is an autoimmune disorder, is very interesting/surprising as a layman.

by bmau5

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Amazing! Hopefully the effects are sustained over the long term and can be replicated.
The potential of the stem cell space is incredible. Another interesting development is patients "cured" of HIV following stem cell transplants to treat leukaemia - which has no direct clinical implications given the significant risk of stem cell transplant but does inspire hope for the future [1].
Edit: Source: https://www.who.int/news/item/25-07-2024-a-seventh-case-of-h...

by BuildWithMason

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This is a fascinating development, especially for type 1 diabetes, where autoimmunity is such a challenge. Using the patient’s own reprogrammed cells to avoid immune rejection is promising.

by PakG1

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I've been waiting for stem cell therapy to regrow my recessed gums. Every option for taking care of my recessed gums seem horrible and my gums are so far gone. Wish I'd have developed better habits for taking care of them when I was younger but oh well.

by blackeyeblitzar

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Interesting that the stem reprogramming technique was invented 20 years ago. I wonder if all who contributed to this over the years will get their due rewards. I feel they won’t, which makes me sad. Amazing results and huge potential for diabetes but also other conditions.

by ygouzerh

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That's awesome! My sister got diabetes Type 1 few years ago and was loosing hope. That's a very great news for her and all the people that have to lived with it and who we told there was no cure when they got it.

by loceng

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I have wondered for awhile what just injecting [fresh] placental/umbilical cord tissue into people with various autoimmune issues may result in, as apparently it has powerful immune system regulators in it; I've not looked for related research yet though.