Sentences with phrase «functional cure for»
As the first company to advance a cell replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes into the clinic, ViaCyte is committed to developing a functional cure for all type 1 diabetes patients.
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San Diego, August 1, 2017 — ViaCyte, Inc., a privately - held, leading regenerative medicine company, announced today that the first patients have been implanted with the PEC - Direct ™ product candidate, a novel islet cell replacement therapy in development as a functional cure for patients with type 1 diabetes who are at high risk for acute life - threatening complications.
We remain fully committed to developing a functional cure for all patients with insulin - requiring diabetes.
«ViaCyte's mission to create a functional cure for type 1 diabetes is well - aligned with Beyond Type 1's goals, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to support them and facilitate the rapid development of their promising product candidates for type 1 diabetes.»
«We are tremendously grateful for the financial and social support that Beyond Type 1 is providing to ViaCyte as we work to create a functional cure for people with type 1 diabetes.»
SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO, February 23, 2017 — ViaCyte, Inc., a privately - held regenerative medicine company, and Beyond Type 1, a not - for - profit advocacy and education group for those living with type 1 diabetes, today announced a grant from Beyond Type 1 to support ViaCyte's efforts to develop a functional cure for type 1 and other insulin - requiring diabetes.
While PEC - Direct development could advance more rapidly and make a major impact for the subset of type 1 diabetes patients at highest risk, we view PEC - EnCap as holding the promise of a functional cure for all patients with type 1 diabetes as well as an important therapy for many patients with type 2 diabetes.»
Used with concomitant maintenance immune suppression therapy, the PEC - Direct product has the potential of delivering a sustained, functional cure for patients with type 1 diabetes who are at high risk for acute life - threatening complications.
To deliver a functional cure for all patients with type 1 diabetes and an important new therapy for patients with type 2 disease that require insulin to maintain control, ViaCyte is developing products with numerous advantages including a virtually unlimited supply of cells manufactured under quality - controlled conditions, and a potentially safer and more optimal route of administration.
In addition, we believe that success with PEC - Direct is an important step on the path to a functional cure for all patients with type 1 diabetes, helping to fulfill our commitment of turning Type One into Type None.»
After implantation, the cells are expected to mature into the full complement of islet cells, including insulin - producing beta cells, offering a potential functional cure for patients with high - risk type 1 diabetes.
The company's lead PEC - DirectTM product candidate is entering clinical development as a potential functional cure for patients with type 1 diabetes with the highest risk of life threatening acute complications.
The combined use of therapeutic vaccination and specific drugs that can reactivate latent reservoir virus (Kick and kill strategies) hold the promise to achieve a functional cure for HIV infection.
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If the latter can be radically reduced or eliminated, then one has the functional equivalent of a cure for aging.
«As long as functional ingredients aren't described as preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Regenerative medicine application for adrenal disorders have been neglected compared to other endocrine fields, such as the word - wide effort to generate functional endocrine pancreas to cure type - I diabetes.
Treating HIV exceptionally early has even brought «functional cures» for infected people.
The goal is for the VC - 01 product to become a functional cure, monitoring blood sugar and releasing hormones essentially the same way as islets in a normal healthy pancreas would.
The handful of functional cures raises hopes that we'll someday see a true cure for HIV / AIDS.
While Dr. Perlmutter is all for finding a cure for Alzheimer's (currently there isn't one), as a functional medicine doctor he's also all about acting on the medical research that shows this disease is largely preventable with the right lifestyle choices.
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri's special guest Dr. Norman Robillard explains the cure for acid reflux.
He's the co-founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine; the creator of one of the top 25 health sites, ChrisKresser.com; the founder of Kresser Institute; and the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure and the upcoming new book, Unconventional Medicine.
However, when used along with the Root Cause Approach of removing triggers, this therapy can potentially result in a functional cure of Hashimoto's for additional people.
Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac., is the founder of Kresser Institute, the co-director of the California Center for Functional Medicine, the creator of ChrisKresser.com, and The New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure: Eat Right for Your Genes, Body Type, and Personal Health Needs.