Fluorescent microscope image of a mouse pancreatic islet, the part of the pancreas that makes insulin. Green marks cells that are multiplying. Pancreatic cells don’t generally grow in adulthood, but ...

The pancreatic islet is the only human tissue that produces insulin in response to rising blood glucose levels. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and slowly destroys these islets ...

Microscope image of mouse pancreatic tissue, with insulin-producing tissue marked in brown. Early-life exposure to a specific gut microbe appears to boost growth of insulin-producing tissue, the new ...

Islets, found in the pancreas, are clusters of insulin-secreting and other cells enmeshed in tiny, specialized blood vessels. The insulin cells are killed by an autoimmune process in type 1 ...

The microbiome shapes the development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and ...

Fatty pancreas disease, characterized by intra-pancreatic fat deposition, is more prevalent than diabetes, pancreatitis, and ...

The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes—or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood—by providing gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and ...

POSTECH researchers develop 3D printed platform to enhance diabetes treatment POSTECH scientists create advanced 3D printing ...