Tag: Islet cells

  • Nation & World

    First area cell transplantation center

    An expansive effort by several Harvard-affiliated units and hospitals has created the first cell transplantation center in the Boston area.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New hope against diabetes

    Results from a phase 1 drug trial by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers showed that a decades-old tuberculosis drug knocked out the autoimmune cells that attack diabetic patients’ insulin-producing cells, followed by indications that pancreatic function was improving, albeit transiently.

    5 minutes