Smartphone app developed by Chinese researchers remotely triggers engineered cells to produce insulin in diabetic mice, which could relieve diabetics from need to inject themselves daily

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Smartphone app developed by Chinese researchers remotely triggers engineered cells to produce insulin in diabetic mice, which could relieve diabetics from need to inject themselves daily

May 3, 2017

Briefing

  • Smartphone Controlled Insulin Stimulator – Chinese researchers made smartphone app that turns on engineered cells implanted in diabetic mice to produce insulin
  • How It Works – When mouse’s blood sugar gets too high (as detected by glucose meter), smartphone app switches on LEDs placed under mouse’s skin, triggering engineered cells to release insulin
  • Study Results – Blood sugar of mice that were given insulin stabilized in less than two hours without turning hypoglycemic, state when blood sugar reaches less than normal levels
  • Applications – Could solve problem for 415 million adults globally with diabetes that need to inject themselves with insulin daily
  • Next Steps – Require testing on larger animals for longer than 15 days

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Healthcare/Health Sciences, Information Technology

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Original Publication Date

April 27, 2017

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