Nature Biotechnology 21, 755 - 756 (2003) doi:10.1038/nbt0703-755

Bone marrow stem cells promote the regeneration of pancreatic a-cells in a mouse model of diabetes mellitus. The incidence of diabetes mellitus, a disease of insulin deficiency and elevated blood sugar levels, is increasing rapidly throughout the world. The number of diabetics worldwide was 151 million in 2000 and is projected to reach 221 million by 2010...