Drug breakthrough 'could cure diabetes'

Diabetes sufferers have been given hope of a cure after scientists regenerated cells destroyed by the disease for the first time.

Researchers have identified a cocktail of drugs that prevents the immune system malfunction that triggers Type 1 diabetes.

They found that boosting levels of a chemical produced by the body to ease inflammation led to the regeneration of insulin-producing pancreatic cells. While the effect has been demonstrated only in animals so far, the researchers are planning human trials and hope the breakthrough could lead to a cure.

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