Could the BCG vaccine really ‘reverse’ Type 1 diabetes? – by Lucy Trelfa
Recently, Type 1 diabetes hit the headlines with the media reporting that the ‘BCG vaccine can reverse Type 1 diabetes to almost undetectable levels’. Our research communications officer Lucy Trelfa takes a look behind the headlines. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Scientists…