Insulin deficiency leads to reduced pancreas size in type 1 diabetes
Individuals with Type 1 diabetes have a smaller pancreas than people without diabetes. This is surprising because insulin-producing beta cells account for just a small fraction of the pancreas, so the...
View ArticleBariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of...
For more than 100 million Americans who are obese, bariatric surgery may reverse complications related to diabetes, including regenerating damaged nerves, a Michigan Medicine study shows.
View ArticleInflammation regulating gene also plays a key role in maintaining normal...
A study led by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows for the first time how a gene called RELA, known to regulate inflammation, also plays an essential role in maintaining...
View ArticleUAB researchers show beneficial effect of verapamil for patients with Type 1...
In 2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Anath Shalev, M.D., reported that a decades-old blood pressure medication called verapamil completely reversed diabetes in animal models.
View ArticleAntiviral treatment emerges as a potential game-changer in curbing type 1...
New research from the University of Oslo reveals antiviral drugs could help preserve insulin production in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, potentially slowing down or even preventing the...
View ArticleAutomated insulin delivery could be a game-changer for pregnant women with...
Automated insulin delivery should be rolled out to pregnant women with type 1 diabetes - according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.
View ArticleHybrid closed-loop technology could be game-changing for pregnant women with...
For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a technology giving insulin doses as informed by a smartphone algorithm, helps them better manage their blood sugars, compared to traditional insulin pumps or...
View ArticleRepurposing of DFMO could lead to innovative therapies for type 1 diabetes
A recent study led by Indiana University School of Medicine in collaboration with the University of Chicago Medicine presents exciting future possibilities for the management of type 1 diabetes and the...
View ArticleExisting drug could be repurposed to treat type 1 diabetes, study suggests
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the body's immune system to attack and destroy insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Traditional management of type 1 diabetes has primarily...
View ArticleNew mechanism revealed for how group A Streptococcus infection reduces type 1...
Researchers have discovered the novel mechanism that underlies a previously reported observation that infection by group A Streptococcus bacteria reduces the risk of later developing Type 1 diabetes.
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