One-year data suggest allogeneic stem cell-derived islet-cell therapy could become a future option for those with type 1 ...

A single infusion of zimislecel, an investigational stem cell-based therapy, restored physiologic islet function and conferred improved outcomes and insulin independence at 1 year in a small study of ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks insulin-producing beta cells of pancreatic islets. Type 1 diabetes can be treated with islet transplantation; however, ...

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes.

First Canadian to receive procedure says she would do it ‘a million times over’ compared with previous work to keep blood ...