Scientists Reportedly Reversed Type 1 Diabetes by Reprogramming Patient’s Fat Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells

Chinese researchers have, for the first time, reprogrammed a woman’s fat cells to become insulin-producing pancreatic cells, reversing her need for insulin injections for over a year. In this study, fat cells were chemically reverted into stem-like cells and transformed into islet cells, which are normally found in the pancreas. The cells, implanted into the patient…

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