Could a molecule produced by gut bacteria reduce inflammation and increase insulin sensitivity? Image credit: AlexRaths/Getty Images Now, a study published in Nature highlights the anti-inflammatory ...

Diabetes is characterized by insufficient production of insulin due to the loss or dysfunction of pancreatic beta cells. A new study published in Cell Metabolism shows that a protein called beta cell ...

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a type of gut bacteria that might help improve insulin resistance, and thus protect ...

Trimethylamine (TMA), a molecule produced from dietary choline by gut bacteria, has been shown to block a key immune pathway and improve blood sugar control. This microbial molecule may provide a ...

Most of the insulinmedication that people use today is made from bacteria that have been genetically modified to produce insulin that is identical to the kind made in the human pancreas, according to ...

Exposure to antibiotics during a key developmental window in infancy can stunt growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and may boost risk of diabetes later in life, new research in mice ...