Until now, the scientific community agreed that beta cells needed the other hormone-producing cells of the pancreas to function properly. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

The beta cells of the pancreas don’t need the assistance ... But what happens if all the cells of the endocrine pancreas abandon their original function to start producing insulin?

Biomea Fusion, Inc. announced positive results from preclinical experiments showing that its investigational drug icovamenib enhances beta cell function and improves the responsiveness of human ...

HOMA2-B index -- a marker of beta-cell function in diabetes -- also rapidly increased with retatrutide by 87.8% in people with type 2 diabetes at the highest dose. This marker didn't significantly ...

Diabetes is a widespread health condition affecting about 415 million people worldwide. Among these cases, nearly 90% are classified as Type 2 diabetes (T2D). T2D occurs when the pancreatic beta-cells ...

Although bariatric surgery (surgery for weight loss by altering the digestive system) and very-low-calorie diets can improve glycemic control and β-cell function, there is a need for less ...

Researchers led by Maike Sander, scientific director of the Max Delbrück Center, have developed a vascularized organoid model ...

WASHINGTON—Adults with type 2 diabetes on a low-carbohydrate diet may see benefits to their beta-cell function allowing them to better manage their disease and possibly discontinue medication ...

The phase 1/2, randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of denosumab for improving beta cell function and blood sugar control among patients with ...

In a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, a group of researchers evaluated the impact of a eucaloric carbohydrate-restricted (CR) diet on beta (β)-cell ...