The islets of Langerhans play a crucial role in blood sugar regulation. Fayette A Reynolds/Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library via Flickr

Transplanting insulin‑making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvement

Type 1 diabetes develops when the body destroys its own insulin-producing cells. Using stem cells to replace them could be a way to get around donor shortages and transplant complications.

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