For years, scientists have focused their attention on the pancreas’ insulin-producing beta cells and left small clusters of ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells that produce insulin-a ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CRISPR-based therapy made history as the first drug of its type, transforming care options for sickle ...

Approximately 9.5 million people globally live with type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease where T cells from the body ...

Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 ...

Rising rates of diabetes and obesity have been cited in the fact that pancreatic cancer is expected to be the second-leading cause of cancer death by 2020. A 3-year study will investigate the link ...

An artificial pancreas system that can automatically monitor and regulate blood glucose levels in Type 1 diabetic children as young as 6 was found to be safe and effective, according to a study ...

A man with type 1 diabetes produces his own insulin after receiving genetically-modified donor islet cells, without the need ...

An artificial pancreas has been trialed in patients with type 2 diabetes for the first time. The device monitors a person’s blood glucose levels and automatically administers insulin when needed – and ...

The pancreas has many functions, and one of its most important roles is the regulation of blood sugar. To reduce blood sugar levels, the pancreas produces insulin. To increase blood sugar, the ...

Pancreas transplantation should be considered more often for people with diabetes who meet eligibility criteria, a group of transplant surgeons argues in a new mini-review. Fridell and colleagues also ...