For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon raises it. But that’s much too simple, new research says.

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

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

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and ...

Zombie-like cells that have stopped dividing in the human body and accumulate as we age, known as senescent cells, continue to find themselves at the center of all kinds of medical breakthroughs. A ...

Your brain makes insulin—the same insulin produced by your pancreas. The same insulin that is not produced in people with type 1 diabetes and the same insulin that does not work properly in people ...

Types of insulin include short-acting, rapid-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, ultra-long-acting, and inhaled. Here's which is best for you.

An 8-hour time-restricted eating intervention did not improve insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion or beta-cell function in a small group of adults with overweight or obesity, according to data from ...

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 ...

Dr. Saudek answers the question: 'What Is Insulin & Why Is It Needed?' — -- Question: What is insulin and why do some diabetics need to take it? Answer: Insulin is a hormone. It's made by certain ...

The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this ...