Stomach stem cells may be the key to curing type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic autoimmune condition.

It occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. As a result, insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose levels and enables cells to utilize glucose for energy, is in short supply for individuals with type 1 diabetes.

To address this challenge, scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have made a remarkable breakthrough.

They successfully transformed stem cells from the human stomach into…