Researchers have discovered potential diabetes treatment

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A team of researchers have discovered a potential game changer in the fight against Type One Diabetes. A common cancer drug has been demonstrated to restore function in insulin creating cells.

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00:00 Today, it's estimated that more than 8.7 million people worldwide live with type 1

00:09 diabetes, and the number is expected to grow to more than 17 million by 2040.

00:15 What we've shown is a restoration of insulin expression and synthesis in pancreatic stem

00:24 cells from type 1 diabetic donors using FDA approved drugs used in human clinical trials

00:33 for other conditions.

00:35 The breakthrough research harnesses the patient's remaining pancreatic cells to increase the

00:42 production by influencing beta cells to modify the course of diabetes and potentially eliminate

00:52 the need for round-the-clock insulin injections in some people living with type 1 diabetes.

01:00 These regenerative advancements distinguish our research program at Baker Heart and Diabetes

01:06 Institute from the current state-of-the-art methodologies because we can rapidly influence

01:15 and restore insulin.

01:17 So what is next?

01:21 What we're trying to do is maintain our research trajectory to find a cure for type 1.

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