Type 1 diabetes: On the way to an insulin vaccine

Pseudoscience claims about vaccines are seemingly hitting a fever pitch. Despite that, a new vaccine may be on the horizon for children at risk for diabetes, and that is a good thing. Researchers have found that children at risk for type 1 diabetes, who were given daily doses of oral insulin, developed a protective immune response to the disease that could lay the groundwork for a vaccine against the chronic illness.

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April 21, 2015 | Categories: Biology, Health and Medicine | Tags: biochemistry, body weight, cell biology, diabetes, Genetics, health, immunology, medicine, peer reviewed, psychology, science, vaccine | Leave a comment