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Treatments, Islet Transplantation And Beta Cell Research, Maria Estrada
Treatments, Islet Transplantation And Beta Cell Research, Maria Estrada
BIO 410 Spring 2019 Research Papers
Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the United States, but also all around the world. With different types of diabetes that exist, it has been hard for researchers to find a cure for diabetes. Current diabetes treatments are expensive, and not always available for patients around the world. Researchers have tried to understand how insulin, Islets of Langerhans and diabetes functions in order to try to find more efficient treatments and possibly a cure in the future. Islet B-cells are found in the pancreas and produce the hormone insulin. In patients with Type 1 diabetes, islet …
Cd4 + Th1 Helper Cells: The Unifying Link Between Diabetes And Periodontitis, Jocelyn Stewart
Cd4 + Th1 Helper Cells: The Unifying Link Between Diabetes And Periodontitis, Jocelyn Stewart
BIO 410 Spring 2019 Research Papers
Type II diabetes and Periodontitis are both chronic inflammatory diseases that affect people worldwide. Periodontitis is characterized by the obliteration of teeth. It affects 10-15% of adults and causes many problems on the quality of life (Preshaw et al., 2012). Diabetes is a disease that arises when your blood sugar is too high. Your blood glucose is the primary source of energy which is consumed by the food you eat. The hormone insulin is produced by the pancreas, which helps the glucose from allowing food to enter your cells. Many studies have shown that type 2 diabetes is a major …