Cure Insight
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Games Cells Play: Protecting Islet Transplants
"It's a lot like shrink wrapping," said Dr. Alice Tomei of the islet cell encapsulation technique she uses. This "conformal coating" technology is just one way researchers at Miami's Diabetes Research Institute protect transplanted islet cells.
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Operating On Diabetes
Bariatric Surgeries Can Cure Type 2 Diabetes. But They're No Free Lunch.
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A Cure Out Of Thin Air?
The Diabetes Research Institute's "oxygen sandwich" may help Chris Fraker and his coworkers make islet cell transplantation -- and a cure -- more accessible to Type 1s.
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Inside the Hope Factory
Scientists at Miami's Diabetes Research Institute, led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi, believe they are closing in on a cure.
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