Monday Mar 16, 2026
The Road to a T1D Cure - Inside the Islet Cell Act & Eledon Trial
I spoke with journalist and cure expert Ginger Vieira to unpack major developments including stem-cell therapies, donor islet cell transplants, and the growing debate around the Islet Cell Act currently stalled in U.S. Congress. We examine why promising results from trials like Eledon's still face challenges around safety, scalability, and immunosuppression despite exciting early outcomes and break down the latest breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes cure research, exploring new clinical trials that are bringing some patients closer to insulin independence.
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