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
Insulin is a hormone that is required by humans and many other living things. Its most well-known function is to control sugar metabolism. Much less is known about how insulin-producing cells, and thus insulin secretion, are controlled.
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a previously unknown way that pancreatic cells decide how much insulin to secrete. It could provide a promising new target to develop drugs for boosting insulin production in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): A recent study has quashed the results of an earlier study, suggesting that a drug used to treat malaria does not, after all, create new insulin-producing cells.