2024-10-01 16:15:18
The autoimmune condition defining Type 1 diabetes was not cured. The patient is dependent on life-long immunosuppressant drugs, with serious side effects, to avoid the autoimmune response killing the new cells, too. Verify: search for "immunosuppression" in the paper here: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-2-5) Author
2024-10-01 19:41:54
NNN. Someone wrote a note about the patient being on immunosuppressive medication, but that is because of a liver transplant the patient received before and is unrelated to this stem cell treatment. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-0) Author
2024-10-02 06:53:33
The patients receiving stem cell therapy require immunosuppresants to continue their progress which have life long side effects and may fail to continue working at some point in their lives. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-2) Author
2024-10-02 10:26:20
Community Notes poorly misinterpreted the Nature article. It states that stem cells aim to avoid immunosuppressants by using a person's own cells. And the woman mentioned was on immunosuppressive therapy due to unrelated liver transplant, not because of stem cell treatment. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-0) Author
2024-10-02 11:20:25
Note needed. People, please read the article carefully. Immunosuppressant is still needed since Type 1 have an autoimmune response and the cells done have no counter on this. So, note needed. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-1) Author
2024-10-02 16:10:49
NNN. CNs lacks medical expertise. The researchers are using stem cells made from patient’s own body to specifically end need for any immunosuppressive drugs. [Link] And Type 1 has immune response but it's a gradual process which doesn't mean immunosuppressives are necessary. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-0) Author