TRAFFIC encapsulation device could halt Islet transplantation struggles
TRAFFIC Encapsulation Device Could Halt Islet Transplantation Struggles By: Tiffany Richardson What if instead of striving to replace the hormone that’s deficient in type 1…
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Implanting Hope for a Cure
Implanting Hope for a Cure By: Mari Yamamoto and Shruthi Kandalai Islet implants hold great potential in treating type 1 diabetes (T1D), with the goal…
Successful Islet Transplant… Scaffolds, Stem Cells, and More
Successful Islet Transplant… Scaffolds, Stem Cells, and More By: Mari Yamamoto Clinical application of islet transplantation is often limited. Before transplant, it’s limited simply by…
Pancreatic Plasticity and Beta Cell Maturation
Pancreatic Plasticity and Beta Cell Maturation By: Mari Yamamoto In 2013, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania published a paper on the epigenomic plasticity of…
Blinded by the Light of Fluorescence in Beta Mass and Vessels
Blinded by the Light of Fluorescence in Beta Mass and Vessels By: Alex Parrott Everyone knows that the most common biomarkers for diabetes are the…
V is for Vascularization
V is for Vascularization By: Mari Yamamoto One of the major obstacles that comes with islet transplantation is the re-establishment of the vascular supply. If…
Promising Polymers For a Successful Transplant
Promising Polymers to For a Successful Transplant By: Hadeel Saab Scientists have brought considerable ingenuity into creating biomedical devices to help treat various conditions and…
Extending the “lives” of islet transplants
Extending the “lives” of islet transplants Mari Yamamoto Islet transplantation is a focus of many T1D researchers looking to find treatments and even a functional…
Key opinion leaders meeting on stem cell-derived beta cells: where are they now?
Meeting of the beta cell minds In 2016, experts in the field of stem cell-derived beta cell generation and transplantation met and discussed the most…
the body’s own UFOs!
The body’s own “UFOs!” (unidentified foreign objects) By: Mari Yamamoto and Hadeel Saab No, we’re not talking about aliens on earth. We are talking about…