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Bariatric surgery restores pancreatic function by targeting belly fat

By on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 | No Comments

Researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery reverses diabetes by uniquely restoring pancreatic function in moderately obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.

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How innate immune cells are involved in the development of type 1 diabetes

By on Friday, December 21st, 2012 | No Comments

A new study by researchers in France sheds light on type 1 diabetes — a disease characterized by the self-destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. The research reveals the role of the innate immune cells, especially the dendritic cells, that cause the activation of the killer T-lymphocytes whose action is directed against the p pancreatic cells. The results obtained in mice make it possible to consider new ways of regulating the auto-immune reaction generated by the innate immune cells.

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Targeting neurotransmitter may help treat gastrointestinal conditions

By on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like diabetes, dyspepsia and gastro-esophageal reflux, according to researchers.

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Recovering ‘bodyguard’ cells in pancreas may restore insulin production in diabetics

By on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 | No Comments

T regulatory cells in the pancreatic lymph nodes play important role in diabetes onset and recovery of the insulin production in diabetic patients, say researchers.

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New study sheds light on bone marrow stem cell therapy for pancreatic recovery

By on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Researchers have found that a blood vessel-building gene boosts the ability of human bone marrow stem cells to sustain pancreatic recovery in a laboratory mouse model of insulin-dependent diabetes.

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Mechanism provides clues for research into pancreatic diabetes

By on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 | No Comments

Mice develop pancreatic diabetes when they lack certain genes in the E2F group, and to understand how this happens, scientists have focused on the molecular mechanism behind it.

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‘Organic’ study of live pancreatic tissue yields new opportunities for diabetes research

By on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 | No Comments

An ‘all-natural’ method for studying pancreatic islets, the small tissues responsible for insulin production and regulation in the body, has recently been developed to try to track metabolic changes in living tissues in ‘real time’ and without additional chemicals or drugs.

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Possible link between two Type 2 diabetes drugs and pancreatic cancer, new research suggests

By on Friday, August 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Two newer drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and one could also be linked to an increased risk of thyroid cancer, according to a new study.

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New method yields insulin-producing pancreatic cell clusters

By on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 | No Comments

Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies. Growing pancreatic cells in the laboratory is challenging, in part because to survive and function normally they require cell-cell contact.

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Stem cell therapy reverses diabetes: Stem cells from cord blood used to re-educate diabetic’s own T cells

By on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body’s own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily injections of insulin to regulate the patient’s blood glucose levels. A new method uses stem cells from cord blood to re-educate a diabetic’s own T cells and consequently restart pancreatic function reducing the need for insulin.

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