This story is part of the Forward happens here series. Dr. Megan Levings and her team at UBC are engineering cell-based therapies that could transform the way we treat everything from Type 1 diabetes to multiple sclerosis We often treat immune-based diseases with drugs that help alleviate symptoms. But what if we …
Diabetes is a condition where the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced doesn’t work properly. Insulin is a hormone that helps us to use energy from food, and it controls how much sugar (glucose) our bodies can use. Insulin is a miracle drug. The discovery …