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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Treating type 1 diabetes and some cases of type 2 diabetes has long required painful and frequent insulin injections or a mechanical insulin pump for insulin infusion. But researchers from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...