Diabetes Breakthrough: Insulin-Secreting Skin Implant Successfully Reverses Diabetes
Diabetes Breakthrough: Insulin-Secreting Skin Implant Successfully Reverses Diabetes - Industry Tap
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Diabetes Breakthrough: Insulin-Secreting Skin Implant Successfully Reverses Diabetes - Industry Tap
SHEATH Implant presents a more convenient, less invasive, and long-term alternative compared to the traditional methods of insulin injections or transplants that necessitate immunosuppressive measures.
Researchers developed a technique to implant a device containing insulin-secreting cells in a pocket under the skin, reversing diabetes in mice without the need for anti-rejection drugs. It could one day provide an alternative to insulin injections.
New York State recently awarded Cornell startup companies Halomine and Inso Biosciences with funding to continue their efforts in disease prevention.
Two Cornell startup companies – Halomine, Inc. and Inso Biosciences, Inc.– have received nearly $3 million in New York state grants to thwart future outbreaks of infectious disease, including COVID-19