Researchers identify protein that delays type 1 diabetes onset in new mouse model
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study reveals a counterintuitive cellular strategy that may protect insulin-producing cells from destruction during type 1 diabetes. Nearly one out of every 11 people is diagnosed with diabetes in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Although a person can develop type 1 diabetes at any time, it is usually diagnosed during childhood and there is no way to prevent or cure it.