He has started tests on animals to investigate whether the implants could be used to combat chronic inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases, such as arthritis and diabetes.

他已经着手在动物身上做实验，研究植入技术能否运用于治疗风湿和糖尿病等慢性炎症疾病以及自体免疫疾病。

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If you have diabetes or have arthritis, you've already been dealing with autoimmune diseases that arise when the body's own immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.

如果你患有糖尿病或者关节炎，你自身的免疫系统会错误地攻击并破坏健康的机体组织时，这就引起了自身免疫疾病。

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Autoimmune disorders, such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

自身免疫性疾病，如1型糖尿病和多发性硬化症。

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Doctors rarely see these conditions. But studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to a number of serious health problems, including heart disease, several types of cancer, osteoporosis,diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and some autoimmune disorders.

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