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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Treat Chronic Pain

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Treat Chronic Pain

Nerve damage as a result of type 2 diabetes, surgical amputation, chemotherapy and other conditions can lead to chronic pain. Such chronic pain can resist painkiller medications and other treatments and is debilitating. New studies from scientists at Duke University with mice have shown that injections of bone marrow-derived stem cells might be able to relieve this type of chronic, neuropathic…

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T1 diabetes cure close as researchers devise method to repel immune cells in pancreatic islets transplant.

T1 diabetes cure close as researchers devise method to repel immune cells in pancreatic islets transplant. Thoughts health innovators?

An approach developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers may provide a solution to the limitations that have kept pancreatic islet transplantation from meeting its promise as a cure for type 1 diabetes. The team found that encapsulating insulin-producing islets in gel capsules infused with a protein that repels key immune cells protected islets from attack by the recipient’s…

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