Scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have engineered new beta cells using what we know about normal development to replace missing cells that cause diabetes. They did this by using what we know of normal development to recreate new beta cells in a petri dish!!
Progress and Promise of Stem Cell Research: Type 1 Diabetes
What is the newest research being pursued to treat Type 1 diabetes? In this video, you will learn about a new technology being tested to replace the missing beta cells in Type 1 Diabetes patients. This video was produced in collaboration with Americans For Cures and explains how stem cell research, funded by California’s Proposition…
Funding Basic Science to Revolutionize Medicine
Youreka Science Founder Wins FASEB “Stand Up For Science” Video Contest and DeBakey Science Journalism Award for best viral video! Learn how the simple biological finding that bacteria can cut DNA lead to a scientific revolution that is now used in thousands of labs around the world and in the production of insulin for diabetic…
We Are Not Alone: How the Human “Planet” Is Colonized and a Microbiome Is Built
The gut microbiome is an emerging field that has been linked to many diseases and conditions affecting each and everyone of us from metabolism to neurological diseases! Have you ever wondered what all the fuss is about when it comes to the gut microbiome? Well now is your chance to find out. Learn where the…
Going Against the Grain
A new explanation for pancreatic beta cell failure. Find out what scientists have discovered could be an important cause for Type 2 Diabetes that could make us rethink the way we approach treatment for this devastating disease. Original Article: Pancreatic Beta Cell Dedifferentiation as a Mechanism of Diabetic Beta Cell Failure. Talchai et al. Cell,…