Researchers have looked into the disappearance of pancreatic islet cells in people who have never suffered pancreatitis. They determined that the loss of insulin-producing beta cells was the primary cause of islet cell loss in the elderly after finding notable trends in the types of cells lo
Two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells, or ss cells, have been discovered by a team of researchers led by scientists from the Van Andel Institute and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics. Each of these ss cell subtypes possesses critical traits that may be use
person with Type 1 diabetes has a smaller pancreas than someone without the disease. This is unexpected because insulin-producing beta cells make up a very minor portion of the pancreas and their loss in Type 1 diabetes would not be anticipated to result in a reduction in pancreas size.
Washington D.C [USA], May 18 (ANI): Researchers revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their own function in diabetes. They found that the RNA messaging system which tells proteins how to behave in cells is functioning differently in diabetes.