World's first view of Type 1 diabetes as it unfolds
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 22:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A war is being waged in the pancreases of millions of people throughout the world. The siege leads to the development of Type 1 diabetes and has been a battlefield largely hidden from view -- until now. Researchers have created the first cellular movies showing the destruction underlying Type 1 diabetes in real-time in mouse models.