Researchers and health professionals will study a possible therapy for type 1 diabetes

Researchers from the Progreso y Salud Foundation and health professionals from the Virgen Macarena Hospital and the Seville Provincial Node of the Biobank of the Public Health System of Andalusia will evaluate the incidence of a molecule to test a possible therapy to treat type 1 diabetes.

The research program will last 5 years. The studies carried out so far have shown that this molecule favors the conversion of alpha cells, which produce the hormone glucagon, to pancreatic beta cells, responsible for synthesizing, storing and secreting insulin, favoring the regeneration of these cells.

More information on preliminary progress and the project in the full news story here .