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...research team, led by Dr. Julio Voltarelli of the University of Sao Paulo, is the first to successfully treat type 1 diabetes patients with their own stem cells. The group first reported its initial achievement in 2007, with 15 type 1 diabetes patients who received their own stem cells and no longer needed insulin to control their blood sugar levels. In the new study, a follow-up of their previous work, Voltarelli and his colleagues detailed the same success with an additional eight patients, and also confirmed that in the majority of them, the stem cell transplant...
...wouldn't use the word cure," says Dr. Richard Burt, one of the co-authors from Northwestern University. "But it appears we changed the natural history of the disease. It's the first therapy for patients that leaves them treatment-free - no insulin, no immune suppression for almost five years...
...body's tissues - the immune system - is destroyed with dangerous radiation. Then, there is the question of timing. In most cases, patients with type 1 diabetes do not show symptoms of their disease - such as high blood sugar levels - until they have depleted their beta cell population considerably. Dr. David Nathan, director of the diabetes center at Massachusetts General Hospital, notes that at this point, there may not be enough beta cells remaining to seed a new population of insulin-growing cells, even with an infusion of stem cells to give them a more hospitable environment. "This study shows that...
...OSAPR Student Alliance, the Center for Wellness at Harvard College, the Harvard College Women's Center, The Undergraduate Council, Harvard Men Against Rape, The Harvard College Black Men's Forum, and the Harvard College Latino Men's Collective are co-sponsoring (eight co-sponsors? Really?) a presentation by Dr. Robert Jensen on the harmful effects that pornography can have on males...
That’s right, guys. Your grade isn’t the only thing that is going to suffer from those late nights staring at the computer screen pretending to write your tutorial paper. After Dr. Jensen’s talk, Take Back the Night will hold its kick-off event in Ticknor Lounge. No fun porn statistics to learn about, but there will be pizza...