An Artificial Approach to a Very Real Problem: Creating a Pancreas to Treat Type I Diabetes
The insulin pump, developed at Yale in the 1970s, revolutionized the management of Type 1 Diabetes, but manual pump adjustment can be inexact. Now, researchers are designing an artificial pancreas that aims to imitate the natural organ’s function of keeping blood sugar levels in a safe range.
Nimit Jain
February 25, 2010