Beta Bionics (BBNX) leads innovation in the diabetes treatment market with its groundbreaking iLet Bionic Pancreas technology ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Taking prednisone can make the liver resistant to insulin, raising blood sugar levels and potentially leading to steroid-induced diabetes. Steroids may also worsen existing diabetes symptoms.

CFRD arises from insufficient insulin release from β cells in the pancreatic islet, but the mechanisms underlying the loss of β cell function remain understudied. Widespread pathological changes in ...

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

Researchers from Lund University and Newcastle University have found that the protein IGFBP7 can impair the function of beta cells in people with type 2 diabetes and impact their ability to secrete ...

Glucagon is another hormone that has the opposite effect of insulin. When you go without eating for an extended period of time, your pancreas releases ... Your adrenal glands secrete cortisol ...

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, ...