A recent study has demonstrated that genetically modified cows can potentially increase insulin production.

People with type 1 diabetes must constantly rely on insulin injections or pumps, usually for the rest of their life after diagnosis. The autoimmune disease destroys the cells that produce the hormone, ...

First, the team engineered the gene for human proinsulin to insert a tag that makes the protein fluorescent, but does not interfere with the production, function or secretion of insulin.

First, the team engineered the gene for human proinsulin to insert a tag that makes the protein fluorescent, but does not interfere with the production, function or secretion of insulin.

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Type 1 diabetes generally results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet ß-cells, with consequent absolute insulin deficiency and complete dependence on exogenous insulin treatment. The ...

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have successfully converted human skin cells into fully-functional pancreatic cells. The new cells ...