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In Mexico, 14 of every 100 people between 20 and 60 have diabetes, a health problem that appears to be excessive accumulation of glucose in the blood due to a deterioration in the secretion and / or action of the hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas and responsible for maintaining normal blood sugar levels. Approximately [...]

An experimental vaccine that contains tiny particles of an immune system protein was able to reverse type 1 diabetes in mice, a finding that could be applied to humans, say Canadian researchers. Type 1 diabetes occurs when certain white blood cells called T-cells go haywire and start attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. But [...]