In preclinical studies, a team of researchers report new findings on a therapeutic combination that regenerated human insulin-producing beta cells, providing a possible new treatment for diabetes. In ...

3-D image of a mouse kidney that has received human islet grafts. Beta cells are visible in green; red reveals the entire mouse kidney. For the study, the natural product harmine, which is found in ...

Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, causes a slowdown or complete stop in the amount of insulin produced by the body, requiring regular injections of the hormone to regulate an ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the first use of insulin in humans. Part 1 of this series examined the rivalry behind the discovery and ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have discovered a novel approach to protecting ...

July 2 (Reuters) - Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress, opens new tab underway in London. Using a ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a groundbreaking method to produce human insulin using Pseudomonas fluorescens, a safe and efficient bacterial system.

With the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in the early 1920’s, followed by the establishment of commercial production, diabetes was no longer a death sentence. Insulin was not a cure, ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with a rapidly increasing global prevalence. It is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and impaired ...