An approach developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers may provide a solution to the limitations that have kept pancreatic islet transplantation from meeting its promise as a cure for type 1 diabetes. The team found that encapsulating insulin-producing islets in gel capsules infused with a protein that repels key immune cells protected islets from attack by the recipient’s immune system without the need for … Continue reading T1 diabetes cure close as researchers devise method to repel immune cells in pancreatic islets transplant.