Collagen-Packaged Pancreatic Islets to Reverse Type 1 Diabetes (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Collagen-Packaged Pancreatic Islets to Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

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Purdue researchers in collaboration with the IU School of Medicine successfully injected a collagen solution mixed with pancreatic cells into diabetes-induced mice, achieving normal glucose levels for at least 90 days.

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Purdue University image/Clarissa Hernandez Stephens

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