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Baylor University researchers have succeeded in delivering human insulin genes into the pancreas of rats, with the effect of lowering the animal's blood sugar. 
 
The technique involves encasing the genes in microbubbles, which are burst with ultrasound when they reach the pancreas. 
 
If a similar technique is successful in humans it could mean great advances in the treatment of type I (Juvenile) Diabetes.

Baylor University Researchers Develop Promising Treatment for Type ...

About - News & Issues - 6/14/2006 4:18 PM

The Diabetes News is reporting that Baylor University researchers have developed a "bubble" technique For potential treatment Of Type 1 Diabetes.
 
Writes the Diabetes News, "Researchers at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Research Institute have developed a novel technique to deliver insulin genes to the pancreas, the organ that produces the body's insulin. This approach is a major step in the potential treatment of Type I diabetes since patients with the disease do not produce enough insulin on their own....
 

 
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