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Stems Cells & Blood Cord Diabetes Cures

Worldwide stem cell research, utilizing various methods of stem cell collection, is still in its initial stages, with results to date as of 2009 offering the potential of a cure for diabetes.

  1. Adult Stem Cell Research

    • Researchers seeking a cure for diabetes have been able to produce insulin from adult stem cells taken from human umbilical cord blood.

    Cord Blood vs. Embryonic Stem Cells

    • Umbilical cord blood stem cells are less controversial than embryonic stem cells, and are less prone to rejection than stem cells collected from other sites. Their use enables researchers worldwide to move more quickly in search of a cure for diabetes.

    Juvenile Diabetes

    • Umbilical cord blood has shown promising results in a clinical trial pursuing a cure for juvenile diabetes as reported in Cell Medicine, August 18, 2006.

    Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed

    • Stem cell research has produced a way to reprogram human skin cells with the capability of performing like embryonic stem cells as another means of developing a cure for diabetes.

    Blood Bank Storage of Cord Blood

    • Blood bank storage of umbilical cord blood by parents of children at risk for diabetes will enable the use of their own stem cells should they develop the disease.

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