Novel analysis identifies unique proliferation gene alterations in diverse cancer patients
New research to be presented today (Monday) at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics…
Organ transplant survival rates improve despite persistent donor shortages
More adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people…
New technique protects pancreatic islet transplants without immunosuppressive drugs
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks islets, certain areas of the pancreas, and destroys cells that…
Complete 3D map of pancreas reveals surviving insulin cells
Researchers at Umeå University have conducted a unique three-dimensional mapping of an entire human pancreas. The study shows…
Kyoto University identifies key regulator of insulin production
A hallmark of Type 2 diabetes is the progressive loss of beta cell mass: cells in the pancreas…
Metabolic pathways drive progression from pancreatic lesions to cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and has a low five-year survival rate.…
Iron found essential for growth and survival of beta cells
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and UZ Brussel,…
New clues in pancreas lymph nodes, spleen could help detect and prevent type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have…
How Early Detection Helped Maria Menounos Against Pancreatic Cancer
Maria Menounos, whose went through surgery in 2017 to remove a meningioma and in 2023 to remove a…
Johns Hopkins study links mild pancreatic duct dilatation to higher cancer risk
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States by…
Local anesthetic lidocaine may mitigate pancreatic cancer metastasis
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the…
Scripps Research professor wins $3.2 million grant to unravel the mysteries of type 1 diabetes
Luc Teyton, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research, has received a five-year, $3.2…