Pancreas fix reverses type 1 diabetes

By Linda Geddes in Berlin Insulin-producing pancreas cells destroyed by type 1 diabetes may have been regenerated in mice, thanks to a new cocktail of drugs. The work, which effectively cures mice of the disease, provides insights into the early stages of diabetes and could open up new options for treatment. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease marked by the loss of insulin-producing islet beta cells in the pancreas. The drug cocktail works by neutralising the immune system’s attack on the beta cells,