Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina are testing a new approach to Type 1 diabetes that aims to do more ...

A recent study has demonstrated that genetically modified cows can potentially increase insulin production, presenting a new avenue for addressing insulin scarcity and reducing treatment costs for ...

In a recent study published in the Biotechnology Journal, a team of researchers from Brazil constructed a lentivirus vector with expression specific for mammary glands and carrying the gene for human ...

Obesity increases the body's need for insulin, forcing cells in the pancreas known as beta cells to ramp up insulin ...

“Although the detailed mechanism for the stimulation of intra-islet GLP-1 secretion remains to be elucidated and further studies are required, as far as we know, our present study is the first to ...

Researchers show that obesity alters pancreatic cells to produce cholecystokinin, which drives cancer growth, revealing new ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, a cohort of researchers, led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, evaluated the effects of state-level insulin out-of-pocket costs across states and ...

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, also known as hybrid closed loop systems, are changing the way type 1 diabetes is managed. These systems, which combine an insulin pump with a continuous ...