By Michael Irving July 24, 2022 A new study could help restore insulin production to the pancreas of patients with type 1 diabetes Depositphotos Australian scientists have demonstrated a new way to restore insulin production in pancreatic cells, using a drug that’s already approved for use in humans. The study could mark a major breakthrough...
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Insulin is made in pancreatic islets by beta cells. In type I diabetes, these cells are lost. Now UC Davis researchers have identified another type of insulin-producing cell in the islets, which appears to be an immature beta cell (shown in …more In people with type I diabetes, insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas die...
