A team has developed a new step to improve the process for creating insulin-producing pancreatic cells from a patient's own stem cells, bringing the prospect of injection-free treatment closer for ...

A new stem cell method produces more functional insulin-secreting cells that can restore blood sugar control in diabetic mice ...

New protocol generated glucose-responsive SC-islets from eight hPSC lines tested, demonstrating potential for autologous applications.

Arthur Riggs and Keiichi Itakura created a synthetic gene to make human insulin. He was a pioneer of the modern biotech industry and was lead researcher on the team that developed artificial insulin, ...

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects more than 400 million people worldwide and makes it difficult for patients to regulate their blood sugar levels. The second approach, known as the ...

Around 8 million people in the United States rely on insulin to manage their diabetes, but steady price increases have made the life-saving medicine increasingly more difficult to afford. As many as ...

A University of Alberta team has developed a new step to improve the process for creating insulin-producing pancreatic cells from a patient’s own stem cells, bringing the prospect of injection-free ...