Cure
is Coming
USA's
Rockefeller University gives hope to Type 1 diabetes sufferers.
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Taking
this point of view, we may conclude that science is not
physics, biology, or chemistry - is not even a
"subject" - but a moral imperative drawn from a
larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective,
balance, and humility to learning.
Neil
Postman |
Mice
& Men
Good
news from USA’s Rockefeller University!
Researchers halted Type 1 diabetes in lab mice by restoring
a critical class of T cells to their normal balance.
It is believed this could be the first step leading to the
prevention of Type 1 diabetes in humans: autoimmunity can be
reversed if the immune system’s mechanisms for tolerance –
recognition and acceptance of the body’s own cells – can be
repaired.
Kristin
Tarbell, Ph.D. and Sayuri Yamazaki, M.D., Ph.D used dendritic
cells from mice with early Type 1 diabetes to stimulate greater
numbers of T suppressor cells, halting the onset of disease in the
animals.
For
more information: Rockefeller
University
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