In the study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found the wearable device was better at managing blood glucose levels than existing standard-of-care methods. Your pancreas is like a little digestive engine, working hard to keep your body fueled and running. Just six inches long, it’s responsible for turning lunch into the energy that...
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SMNDC1 loss induces alpha cells to produce insulin
CEMM RESEARCH CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE OF THE AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IMAGE: IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE IMAGES OF ALPHA CELLS HIGHLIGHTING INDUCTION OF INSULIN PROTEIN UPON LOSS OF SMNDC1 CREDIT: TAMARA CASTEELS, PUBLISHED IN CELL REPORT 2022. Beta cells in the pancreas are responsible for producing the vital hormone insulin. In diabetes, these cells are either destroyed...
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A new pathway to the regeneration of insulin could mean a major breakthrough in diabetes treatment
by could mean a major breakthrough toward new therapies for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, Monash University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A world-first study by Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia has discovered a pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, a major breakthrough toward new therapies to treat Type 1 and Type...
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Key enzyme identified in protection of beta cells and regulation of insulin
by American Physiological Society High-resolution model of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer. Credit: Isaac Yonemoto/Wikipedia Physiologists at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified the enzyme thioredoxin reductase as playing a key role in protecting beta cells from oxidative stress and in the regulation of insulin secretion. Researchers also show in this study that...
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California To Make Its Own Insulin, Lowering Costs For Diabetics
By Lydia O’Connor Jul 7, 2022, 07:37 PM EDT | Updated 14 minutes ago California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that the state will start producing its own insulin, lowering the price of an essential treatment that typically costs people with diabetes thousands of dollars of years to obtain. The endeavor will make California the first state to produce...
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Engineers are working on a new device that could streamline blood glucose measurement and insulin
by Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT engineers are working on an app that identifies and quantifies food content, which can aid in carbohydrate counting for people with diabetes. Credit: MIT News, stock images Before consuming a meal, many people with diabetes need to inject themselves with insulin. This is a time-consuming process that...
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Researchers find a new route for regulating blood sugar levels independent of insulin
by Salk Institute Insulin and FGF1 both regulate blood sugar levels using independent pathways. Credit: Salk Institute The discovery of insulin 100 years ago opened a door that would lead to life and hope for millions of people with diabetes. Ever since then, insulin, produced in the pancreas, has been considered the primary means of...
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While waiting for food: The surprising fetal gut cells that make insulin
by Weizmann Institute of Science In both the FIKL cells in the small intestine (top) and beta cells in the pancreas (bottom), the mRNA molecules for making insulin (magenta) are found closer to the cell center, whereas insulin itself (green) accumulates on the outward-facing side of the cell, from where it will be released. Credit:...
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Stem cell-based implants successfully secrete insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes
by Cell Press High-resolution model of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer. Credit: Isaac Yonemoto/Wikipedia Interim results from a multicenter clinical trial demonstrate insulin secretion from engrafted cells in patients with type 1 diabetes. The safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the implants, which consisted of pancreatic endoderm cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells...
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Study: Youths who use insulin pumps less at risk for diabetic retinopathy
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay In one of the largest and most racially diverse studies to date of American children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin have identified the clinical and demographic factors associated with pediatric diabetic...