A Few Science Bits Stem Cels & Nano Particles.

Here's some fun reading for you Science Guys:

New nanoparticle halts multiple sclerosis, now being tested in Type 1 diabetes and asthma

In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis, a biodegradable nanoparticle turns out to be the perfect vehicle to stealthily deliver an antigen that tricks the immune system into stopping its attack on myelin and halt a model of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-nanoparticle-halts-multiple-sclerosis-diabetes.html

Type 1 Diabetes Stem Cell Breakthrough Moves Toward Cure

In a breakthrough that signifies a move toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers in Australia have identified stem cells in the pancreas that can be turned into insulin-producing cells. The finding promises to bring closer the day when people with type 1 diabetes will be able to produce their own insulin in their own regenerated insulin-producing pancreatic cells.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252759.php

NUI Galway to lead €6m research project into stem cell therapy for diabetes

Could a particular type of adult stem cell offer a useful therapy for diabetes? An EU-funded project being led by NUI Galway hopes to find out. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/1119/1224326783026.html