A group of more than 50 experts in the field of pancreatic islet cell transplantation is calling for reclassification of the type 1 diabetes therapy from biologic drug to human organ. The treatment ...

Groundbreaking First-in-Human Study Demonstrates Potential to Treat Type 1 Diabetes by Transplanting Insulin-Secreting Cells Without ...

Tiny packets of cells called islets throughout the pancreas allow the organ to produce insulin. Type 1 diabetes -- also known as juvenile diabetes - tricks the immune system into destroying these ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed a thermoresponsive antioxidant biomaterial that they suggest may in the future be used to help improve the survival and function of islet cells in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On April 15, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the islet cell therapy donislecel demonstrated a favorable ...

The use of pancreatic islets (hormone-producing cells) is increasing in diabetes research and may play an important role in future treatments, according to an article in the April 15 issue of JAMA, a ...

Obesity caused by a high-fat Western diet damages the pancreas, affecting insulin production and blood sugar control even after dietary changes and weight is lost. The new research suggests that early ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied pancreatic islet cell loss in people with no previous pancreatic problems. They identified key trends in the types of cells ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied pancreatic islet cell loss in people with no previous pancreatic problems. They identified key trends in the types of cells lost due to ...

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