Pocky Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Some of you might find this interesting: http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1423542004 Cure for diabetes in under 10 years FIONA MACGREGOR A CURE for diabetes may be available in less than ten years as British scientists prepare to launch the first human trial of a new treatment. The vaccine is aimed at combating type 1 diabetes - the most serious form of the condition which usually strikes the under-40s. Testing is due to begin in August. The human trial heralds one of the biggest advances in tackling diabetes since the introduction of insulin prescription in the 1920s and has been hailed by experts as a "major potential pathway to a cure".
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