Stopping Progress of Diabetes
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Stopping Progress of Diabetes
A team at Western University’s affiliated University Hospital, led by Dr. Calvin Stiller, announced success in a trial using cyclosporine to stop the progress of Type 1 diabetes in 1982.
Western University
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