Topic
Future research
New ideas scientists are testing, and what is still not solved.
10 articles in this topic
Stem-cell-derived islets: a milestone, with unfinished work
Scientists can grow islet-like cells from stem cells. Early studies show they can make insulin in people, with immune-suppressing medicine.
3 minMedium readPreliminary
State of diabetes research — 2026
A 2026 review of the newest research: immune medicines, lab-grown cells, gene editing, new Type 2 drugs, devices and AI.
4 minEasy readPreliminary
Gene-edited islets and immune cloaking
Gene editing can change donor cells so the immune system may not attack them. One 2025 report followed a single person for 12 weeks.
2 minDeep diveExperimental
Teplizumab and immune modulation
Teplizumab calms the immune reaction that harms beta cells. It slows Type 1 in selected people; it does not build new cells.
2 minEasy readStrong Evidence
Can beta cells be regenerated?
Regeneration means helping the body grow new working beta cells. It is a separate idea from transplanting lab-made cells.
2 minEasy readExperimental
Encapsulation: a protective boundary with tradeoffs
Encapsulation puts insulin-making cells inside a protective barrier that lets food, oxygen and insulin pass but keeps immune cells out.
2 minEasy readExperimental
The artificial pancreas as a feedback system
An artificial pancreas links a sensor, a computer program and an insulin pump into a loop that adjusts insulin automatically.
2 minMedium readStrong Evidence
AI and diabetes: deployed systems and open questions
AI already helps in narrow tasks, such as checking eye photos and running some insulin pumps. Many other ideas are still being tested.
2 minDeep diveModerate Evidence
The next generation of Type 2 therapies
New Type 2 treatments combine gut hormone signals (GLP-1, GIP, amylin) to lower sugar and weight more strongly.
2 minEasy readPreliminary
How far are we from a cure? A scientific gap analysis
A gap map of what stands between today and a cure: stop the immune attack, replace cells, protect them, make them last, keep them safe and make them affordable.
3 minEasy readPreliminary