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Affecting eight percent of America's population, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, strokes and heart disease. Thanks to Tel Aviv University researchers, a new cure - based on advances in cell therapy - may be within reach. Prof. Shimon Efrat from TAU's Sackler Faculty of medicine, whose research group is among world leaders in beta cell expansion, has developed a way to cultivate cells derived from insulin-producing beta cells from human tissue in the laboratory.

Title: Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure LaterCategory: health newscreated: 9/4/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 9/4/2008