Journal of American Medical Assn study reports that 13 young diabetics in Brazil have been able to stop receiving insulin after being treated with stem cells taken from their own blood; experimental procedure has allowed young people to live without insulin shots for as long as three years so far, according to study; researchers say larger, more rigorous studies are needed to determine if stem cell transplants could become standard treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes

Journal of American Medical Assn study reports that 13 young diabetics in Brazil have been able to stop receiving insulin after being treated with stem cells taken from their own blood; experimental procedure has allowed young people to live without insulin shots for as long as three years so far, according to study; researchers say larger, more rigorous studies are needed to determine if stem cell transplants could become standard treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes

Journal of American Medical Assn study reports that 13 young diabetics in Brazil have been able to stop receiving insulin after being treated with stem cells taken from their own blood; experimental procedure has allowed young people to live without insulin shots for as long as three years so far, according to study; researchers say larger, more rigorous studies are needed to determine if stem cell transplants could become standard treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes (M)...

Thirteen young diabetics in Brazil have been able to stop receiving insulin after being treated with stem cells taken from their own blood....