Vanquishing diabetes.

• Autores: Kisten M. Drescher, Steven Tracy
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 318, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 54-59
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article reports that occurrence of type1 diabetes has genetic and an environmental origin and occurs when body mistakenly destroys cells in the pancreas that make the hormone insulin starts creeping up. It mentions that improved sanitation led to historical increases in the incidence of certain diseases, including polio and type 1 diabetes. It states that vaccines that derive from such viruses may safeguard genetically vulnerable individuals against acquiring type 1 diabetes.