ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and nearly ...

New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has ...

Pancreas cells may produce a protein that can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. In individuals with Alzheimer's disease, a peptide known as amyloid-β accumulates and forms tangled plaques.

Conceptual diagram summarizing the central experiment comparing cell death in amyloid-β treated neuronal cells with and without pancreatic β cell culture supernatant. Pancreas cells may produce ...

Insulin allows cells to absorb and use glucose. In people with insulin resistance, the cells are unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond ...

Kaestner from the University of Pennsylvania. Glucagon, produced by alpha (α) cells in the pancreas, works in tandem with insulin to maintain blood sugar balance. When blood sugar drops too low, ...

Traditionally, blood sugar regulation has been attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells ...

Prices for insulin, the essential drug for treating diabetes, have plummetted to their lowest levels in a decade following a rise in generic options. Insulin prices averaged 19 cents per unit as ...

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