Neat News 115 (added 2016-04-24)

Diabetes Type 1 Understood

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Type 1 Diabetes - a risk in particular for young people - is due to an auto-immune reaction, in which an ill-guided immune reaction kills the beta cells in the pancreas, which are responsible for the synthesis of insulin. The causes of the immune attacks are now much better understood.

News seen at: BBC - Health

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