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20 October 2019

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• Hydration sensor could improve dialysis
  Noninvasive device could benefit patients with kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or dehydration.
• A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment
  Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells.
• Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils
  Study may be a step toward shelf-stable versions of the hormone, which is used to control diabetes.
• Oxygen-tracking method could improve diabetes treatment
  Measurements could help scientists develop better designs for a bioartificial pancreas.
• “Living drug factories” may one day replace injections
  Startup develops implantable, encased cells that live in the body and secrete insulin and other therapeutics.