A randomised phase 1 clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou has achieved encouraging results in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes using stem cells extracted from the mouth’s gum tissue. More than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said. Results of the study, which tested a therapy based on gingival mesenchymal stem...
China trial shows gum tissue stem cells help 55% of lifetime diabetes patients
Song Guo Zheng, who was imprisoned in the US during Trump’s China Initiative, continues his research with promising early clinical results
More than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said.
The battlegroup's artillery crews carried out more than 200 fire missions over the past night
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country is embroiled in unresolved wars, still reeling from Hamas’ 2023 attack and deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing off against an array of parties seeking to oust the long-time leader from power. Opinion polls have suggested a tight race with his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Over 7 million people are eligible to vote. In...
Blake Gendebien, a Democratic dairy farmer, is trying to flip a House seat in upstate New York, and his opponent’s loyalty to President Trump may be helping.
The three men face life in prison for running a decades-long sex trafficking scheme. Several of the victims are expected to speak at the sentencing.
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has been urged by critics to play the latest instalment in the blockbuster Call of Duty video game franchise to better appreciate the need for defences against an invasion by the North. The call from opposition lawmakers follows the release on Friday of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a first-person shooter depicting a full-scale surprise attack by North Korea on the South. Players fight North Korean troops as Park Hyun-jun, a private in the South Korean...
Seit Jahren ist die von Russland besetzte Stadt Oleschky in der Ostukraine umkämpft. Trotzdem leben dort noch bis zu 2.000 Menschen. Damit sie Hilfe bekommen, gilt jetzt eine Feuerpause. Andernorts gehen die Angriffe weiter.