Understanding how the human pancreas develops is crucial to allow scientists to make insulin producing–beta cells in the quest to cure Type 1 diabetes. Now, scientists have made a unique and ...

Even though the pancreas is a little organ, sitting behind the stomach, it is an essential organ producing digestive enzymes and hormones, notably insulin and glucagon. To study the development of ...

A proof-of-concept study demonstrates that ductal cells derived from the human pancreas can be influenced by pharmacological stimulation to regenerate beta-like cells that functionally release insulin ...

Scientists created human pancreas on a chip that allowed them to identify the possible cause of a frequent and deadly complication of cystic fibrosis (CF) called CF-Related Diabetes, or CFRD. It may ...

In a new large-scale genetic analysis, scientists have found a set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes. Researchers ...

Illustration of human pancreas with gallbladder, duodenum and blood vessels. [iStockphoto] Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas which is a large organ at the back of the stomach next to ...

An enterprising approach is being developed to address the issue of absolute donor organ shortages. A team led by Professor Hiromitsu Nakauchi of Tokyo University and Professor Hiroshi Nagashima of ...