Severe chronic pancreatitis is treated by removing the pancreas. Without a pancreas, patients also lose insulin-producing cells called islets. To preserve insulin responses, surgeons transplant islets ...

Researchers have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance promises to improve diabetes research and cell-based therapies. Researchers led by ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied pancreatic islet cell loss in people with no previous pancreatic problems. They identified key trends in the types of cells ...

New protocol generated glucose-responsive SC-islets from eight hPSC lines tested, demonstrating potential for autologous ...

It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about a promising scientific breakthrough for those with liver disease, or in potential need of liver transplants, which came in the form of injectable ...

You can live without a pancreas, but it requires ongoing treatment. Islet autotransplantation is a procedure that can help with insulin production after pancreas removal. An artificial pancreas helps ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. For decades, the ambitious goal of regenerative medicine has been to replace damaged or lost tissues with healthy, functioning ...

David Novak and his late wife Wendy — who died from Type 1 diabetes complications in 2024 — spent their lives advocating for ...

At the military hospital in Zaporizhzhia, surgeons have been working around the clock to tend those wounded in the war - Copyright POOL/AFP Anthony Kwan At the ...