Unfortunately, type 1 diabetes affects around 1.25 million children and adults in the U.S. alone. Diabetes consists of insulin producing cells being destroyed by the immune system. Therefore, this causes a rise in the blood glucose levels. This is monitored through dieting and insulin therapy although there is no real cure altogether. Scientists have approached a cure by trying to get other pancreas cells to produce the lost insulin. With this, type 1 diabetes has been tested and cured in mice.
This is an incredible discovery and breakthrough in the medical world. Considering how many people are affected by diabetes, hopefully someday this technique will be successfully transferred to humans. If that becomes the case, then we will have advanced as a society and in technology in so many ways. The research we do now is so important for the future of society. This relates to how many people became doctors and researchers in order to cure people throughout basically all of history. From the beginning, we as humans have been attempting to allow for society to become as healthy as possible. This began a long time ago and has become concise research in the past century. I think medical research is extremely important and can be the future of everyone's health and well being.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317343.php
it is awesome the advancement technology and science has and will make to benefit many people.
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