MIT engineers just cracked a 30-year-old problem, they kept the transplanted insulin-producing cells alive inside the body without suppressing the immune system. This problem has haunted medicine for decades. To understand that, let’s first consider a situation, you wake up, grab your insulin pen, and inject yourself before breakfast. You’ll do this again at lunch, followed by dinner, again before bed. For millions of people living with type 1 diabetes, this four-times-daily ritual is just the price of staying alive.
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