Diabetes researchers catch misbehaving cells at the scene of the crime 26 August 2014 Researchers have for the first time observed immune cells in the pancreas of a type 1 diabetes patient, allowing them to watch as the cells attack and destroy the body’s insulin-producing molecules. Dr Stuart Mannering, an immunologist at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, said the breakthrough was like catching the misbehaving immune cells at the scene of the crime. Diabetes Australia is extremely proud to have supported this research and many other research projects through our Research Program. Read the article in The Age
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