Rewriting Life Gene-Edited Skin Could Be Its Own Blood-Sugar Sensor Diabetics might ultimately have glucose sensors built into their bodies. by Antonio Regalado 2017-10-03T10:24:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Smartphone-Controlled Cells Could Pump Insulin for Diabetics Researchers used optogenetics and a mobile app to stimulate cells that were designed to produce insulin in diabetic mice. by Emily Mullin 2017-04-26T14:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Will Embryonic Stem Cells Ever Cure Anything? Inside the long, costly effort to cure diabetes with stem cells. by Aleszu Bajak 2016-08-12T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Injectable Gel Generates New Blood Vessels An experimental treatment helps diabetic mice grow new blood vessels. It could offer new hope to people with vascular disease. by Mike Orcutt 2016-05-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Zhen Gu | Innovators Under 35 Diabetics are tired of sticking themselves with needles. Someday they may not have to. by Anna Nowogrodzki 2015-08-18T00:05:00-04:00
MIT News feature The Problem Solver Cancer. Diabetes. Liver disease. If there’s a bioengineering challenge, Robert Langer, ScD ’74, is ready to tackle it. by Amanda Schaffer 2015-04-21T00:00:01-04:00
Rewriting Life A Pancreas in a Capsule Stem-cell advocates pin their hopes on a method of treating diabetes. by Brian Alexander 2015-02-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A Chip Offers a Faster and Cheaper Test for Type 1 Diabetes An inexpensive but precise method of detecting type 1 diabetes could be a life-saver. by Alexandra Morris 2014-07-17T14:55:00-04:00
Rewriting Life DNA-Based Research May Have Unveiled Long-Sought Diabetes Treatment A synthetic drug that controls blood sugar in obese mice demonstrates the potential of a DNA-dependent method for developing new chemical compounds. by Susan Young Rojahn 2014-05-23T13:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Stem Cells from a Diabetes Patient Researchers hope stem cells could one day treat chronic conditions like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. by Susan Young Rojahn 2014-04-28T11:00:00-04:00
