Sunday, May 6, 2012

Tuberculosis Vaccine Has Potential to Cure Diabetes



http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-bcg-diabetes-20110625,0,6341862.story

Preliminary experiments have shown that the tuberculosis vaccine (known as BCG) can prevent T-cells from attacking insulin-secreting cells of sufferers of diabetes in the pancreas and even begin to eradicate the disease altogether. BCG has also shown potential in curing bladder cancer.

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