In recent years, we have come to appreciate that loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing islet beta cells underlies virtually all major forms of diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells ...

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The intricate interplay between pancreatic beta cells and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has drawn considerable attention in efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and insulinomas ...

On March 16, Prof. James Lo, pharmacology cell and developmental biology, and his team published a study identifying different types of cells in the pancreas, an organ responsible for aiding digestion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with ...

A recent study by Vanderbilt Health researchers has revealed a greater, detrimental role for B lymphocytes (B cells) in the ...

A new study led by nationally prominent stem cell scientist Markus Grompe, M.D., has determined the existence of at least four separate subtypes of human insulin producing beta cells that may be ...

Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule ...

The researchers investigated the impact of intermittent fasting on the beta cells. In the pancreas of mature mice, no negative effects on the beta cells were observed (here stained green). A recent ...

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear. Research published in the Biophysical Journal shows that ...

NEW ORLEANS — Two innovative new approaches to replacing pancreatic beta cells offer hope for treating both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the future, experts say. On June 10 here at the American ...