Diabetes, Technology
Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
New method of pancreatic islet cryopreservation marks breakthrough for diabetes cure
Engineering and medical researchers have developed a new process for successfully storing specialized pancreatic islet cells at very low temperatures and rewarming them, enabling the potential for on-demand islet transplantation. The breakthrough discovery in cryopreservation is a major step forward in a cure for diabetes.