Using a special "drug cocktail," researchers from Harvard University have stopped the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in mice, and have also regenerated cells.

Translation? They've found a potential cure for type 1 diabetes.

Previously, this same team of Harvard researchers were only able to stop the destruction of the cells. However, with the addition of one more ingredient to the drug cocktail -- an enzyme called alpha 1 anti-trypsin -- a significant rise in the number of beta cells occurred.

Incredibly, the diabetic mice started producing their own insulin after taking this new drug mixture. Researchers hope to start human trials in the very near future.