A Japanese hospital said Monday it has completed a clinical test to transplant induced pluripotent stem cells that produce insulin to treat a patient with type 1 diabetes, in a step that could ease ...

Within the pancreas, islet cells secrete insulin to lower blood sugar. However, producing these cells for therapeutic use has proven extremely challenging. While stem cells offer a promising route ...

Medical researchers are investigating new procedures and technology to develop options for people without a pancreas. A ...

Australian researchers are poised to become the first in the world to take pancreatic islet cells from genetically modified ...

KYOTO—Kyoto University Hospital officials announced on April 14 that a research team conducted a clinical trial in February to transplant lab-grown pancreatic islets into a woman in her 40s who has ...

Within the pancreas, islet cells secrete insulin to lower blood sugar. However, producing these cells for therapeutic use has proven extremely challenging. While stem cells offer a promising route ...

A direct connection exists between the pancreas and diabetes. The pancreas is an organ deep in your abdomen behind your stomach. It’s an important part of your digestive system. The pancreas ...

A research paper by scientists at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine presented the ...

Within the pancreas, islet cells secrete insulin to lower blood sugar. However, producing these cells for therapeutic use has proven extremely challenging. While stem cells offer a promising route ...