Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Treat Diabetes » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog

Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been successful in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, according to a press release from Cord Blood America Inc. The stem cells have been used to re-instruct T cells so that the pancreas will begin producing insulin again, thereby reducing the amount of injected insulin needed. According to the release, the treatment was successful in long-time diabetes patients believed to have no insulin-producing ability. Visit:Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Treat Diabetes » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog: