Diabetes breakthrough approach could protect cells and prevent disease

Researchers have developed an mRNA therapy that could help prevent or slow the development of type 1 diabetes.

With this chronic autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, according to the American Diabetes Association. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to survive and manage blood sugar levels.

Aiming to prevent the disease — which affects around 1.9 million Americans — University of Chicago researchers...