🔬 Science 6h ago · Ty Tkacik, Penn State

New “Invisible” Cell Therapy Could Provide Side-Effect-Free Diabetes Treatment

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New “Invisible” Cell Therapy Could Provide Side-Effect-Free Diabetes Treatment
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Testing in diabetic mice lowered blood sugar levels for more than 100 days. Transplanted cells can help treat disease, but the immune system often sees them as intruders and attacks them. Penn State researchers are testing a way around that problem by wrapping therapeutic cells in an ultrathin protective coating that acts like an “invisibility [...]

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