Mitochondria's role in diabetes: Could reversing damage offer a cure?
Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function.
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Endocrine System: News and Research on Insulin-Secreting Cells
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Pancreas cells secrete neuroprotective factor, study finds
Pancreas cells may produce a protein that can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. In individuals with Alzheimer's disease, a peptide known as amyloid-β accumulates and forms tangled plaques. People with diabetes have ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Early-life gut microbes may protect against diabetes, research in mice suggests
The microbiome shapes the development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk, new research in mice has found.
Jan 13, 2025
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How a protein affects the ability to secrete insulin in type 2 diabetes
In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led by Lund University shows how the levels of a particular protein are elevated in the pancreas of ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Human beta cell regeneration research moves closer to a cure for diabetes
Diabetes researchers and bioinformaticians from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new understanding of how human beta cell regenerative drugs work. These drugs, developed at Mount Sinai, may hold ...
Dec 11, 2024
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'Inceptor' that regulates insulin homeostasis offers new approach for diabetes therapies
In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" and its role as a suppressor of the insulin signaling pathway. Now, the researchers have unlocked ...
Nov 25, 2024
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Scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor
A new PET scan reliably detects benign tumors in the pancreas, according to research led by Radboud University Medical Center. Current scans often fail to detect these insulinomas, even though they cause symptoms due to low ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Bacterial infections could be trigger for type 1 diabetes, new research suggests
For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes.
Sep 18, 2024
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Study reveals how COVID-19 infection can cause or worsen diabetes
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Beta cells alone can regulate blood sugar levels, study finds
Our glycemic balance is based on the ability of the pancreatic beta cells to detect glucose and secrete insulin to maintain our blood sugar levels. If these cells malfunction, the balance is broken, and diabetes develops.
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