Researchers at UChicago have developed a nanoparticle system that can effectively deliver mRNA to insulin-producing cells, protecting them from the body’s autoimmune response ...

In recent years, we have come to appreciate that loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing islet beta cells underlies virtually all major forms of diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells ...

Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System in New York and City of Hope in Los Angeles have developed a therapy that promises to not only improve symptoms of diabetes but also has the potential to ...

Share on Pinterest Research in mice is assessing the potential of an experimental drug that may help reverse diabetes. Image credit: Tatiana Timofeeva/Stocksy. A recent study in mice finds that a ...

3-D image of a mouse kidney that has received human islet grafts. Beta cells are visible in green; red reveals the entire mouse kidney. For the study, the natural product harmine, which is found in ...

A recent study identified that a special group of pancreatic beta cells are crucial for triggering the blood sugar response. We know that beta cells of the pancreas play an important role in ...