http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2005/10/18/stem-cell-therapy-info/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:36:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2005/10/18/stem-cell-therapy-info/#comment-666 Neva Marjory Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:34:12 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2005/10/18/stem-cell-therapy-info/#comment-666 "Although we have not demonstrated glucose responsiveness, we cannot conclude that the cells are glucose unresponsive,´´ the researchers write.<br have demonstrated that you can turn on the gas. What they haven´t demonstrated is that you have brakes and accelerators to control it. And that´s what you would need in a final use,´´ Saudek said.<br government has never funded research involving human embryonic stem cells, the study could not have been conducted in the United States with grant money from the National Institutes of Health (news - web sites), the major supporter of medical research.<br definitely the kind of research that would be accelerated enormously if federal funds could be made available for it,´´ Saudek <!--more--> said.<br would be interested in this information that I got from About.com's Diabetes section.<br “Although we have not demonstrated glucose
responsiveness, we cannot conclude that the cells are glucose
unresponsive,´´ the researchers write.<br
have demonstrated that you can turn on the gas. What
they haven´t demonstrated is that you have brakes and
accelerators to control it. And that´s what you would need in
a final use,´´ Saudek said.<br
government has never funded research involving human
embryonic stem cells, the study could not have been
conducted in the United States with grant money from the
National Institutes of Health (news - web sites), the
major supporter of medical research.<br
definitely the kind of research that would be accelerated
enormously if federal funds could be made available for
it,´´ Saudek

said.<br
would be interested in this
information that I got from About.com’s Diabetes
section.<br

]]> http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2005/10/18/stem-cell-therapy-info/#comment-665 Neva Marjory Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:58:41 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2005/10/18/stem-cell-therapy-info/#comment-665 Dr. Christopher Saudek, president of the American Diabetes Association and a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, called the findings ''exciting.''<br people have talked about the possibility that human stem cells could be made to produce insulin. But here it is being demonstrated,´´ Saudek said in a telephone interview.<br insulin due to an immune system attack on its insulin-producing cells. Insulin is a hormone necessary for cells to be able to use blood sugar (glucose), the basic fuel for body cells.<br Americans have type 1 diabetes, which strikes children and some adults suddenly, making them dependent on daily insulin injections to stay alive. People with the disease <!--more--> face complications such as heart disease, stroke, amputation, blindness and kidney failure.<br transplantation is one strategy for combating the disease, but there is an insufficient supply of organs. Investigators are exploring alternative sources of the insulin-producing islet cells.<br said the cells they created in the laboratory possessed many characteristics of islet cells, including insulin production and release. But they acknowledged they had not shown that the cells could regulate insulin secretion based upon the body's glucose levels.<br Dr. Christopher Saudek, president of the American
Diabetes Association and a professor of medicine at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, called the
findings ”exciting.”<br
people have talked about the possibility that human stem
cells could be made to produce insulin. But here it is
being demonstrated,´´ Saudek said in a telephone
interview.<br
insulin due to an immune system attack on its
insulin-producing cells. Insulin is a hormone necessary for cells
to be able to use blood sugar (glucose), the basic
fuel for body cells.<br
Americans have type 1 diabetes, which strikes children and
some adults suddenly, making them dependent on daily
insulin injections to stay alive. People with the disease

face complications such as heart disease, stroke,
amputation, blindness and kidney failure.<br
transplantation is one strategy for combating the disease, but
there is an insufficient supply of organs.
Investigators are exploring alternative sources of the
insulin-producing islet cells.<br
said the cells they created in the laboratory
possessed many characteristics of islet cells, including
insulin production and release. But they acknowledged
they had not shown that the cells could regulate
insulin secretion based upon the body’s glucose
levels.<br

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