New Plan May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

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New Plan May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

Promising Results Seen in Tests on Mice; Human Studies Not Yet Done

By Miranda Hitti

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

on Thursday, April 20, 2006

April 20, 2006 -- Scientists have used a two-pronged treatment to

reverse recent-onset type 1 diabetesdiabetes in mice.

The approach hasn't yet been tested on humans, but the results from

tests on mice are " encouraging, " the researchers write in The Journal

of Clinical Immunology.

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