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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Lifestyle
Cairo - Hazem Badr

Artificial Pancreas to Change Life of Diabetic Children

A patient receives a test for diabetes during the Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, on September 11, 2014. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

An artificial pancreas developed by a team of Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes at a particularly vulnerable time of their lives.

A study published on Jan. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that it is both safe to use and more effective at managing their blood sugar levels than current technology.

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