Medical research
Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab
Pancreatic cancer often lurks as a silent disease. With no known symptoms, it can progress undetected and spread to other organs.
Oct 19, 2022
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News tagged with acinar cells
Oncology & Cancer
Uncovering how injury to the pancreas impacts cancer formation
Research from scientists at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies shows that acinar cells in the pancreas form new cell types to mitigate injury but are ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Diabetes
Scientists show how insulin-producing cells may fail in diabetes, how they might someday be restored
Two new studies led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists shed new light on the nature of beta cells, the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas that are compromised in diabetes.
Jan 14, 2014
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Medical research
Cellular alchemy: How to make insulin-producing cells from gut cells
(Medical Xpress)—Destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas is at the heart of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. "We are looking for ways to make new beta cells for these patients to one day replace daily insulin ...
Mar 11, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers discover a molecule that helps pancreas cells mature and limits tumor formation
The pancreas, located behind the stomach, manages the energy supply in our body. It does so by secreting proteins (enzymes) responsible for glucose—the body's main fuel—that reach other organs when required and in the ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer diagnosis under review
A team of researchers of the UPV/EHU together with researchers from the Hospital Clínico of Barcelona have produced a bibliographical review that summarises the data currently existing on the markers for pancreatic cancer, ...
Apr 23, 2013
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