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The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as an exocrine gland, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. These enzymes help in the further breakdown of the carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the chyme.

Automated insulin delivery systems: Advancements and future prospects

A special 13-article supplement to the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT) examines the "Development and Future of Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) Systems.

23 Feb 2024

Innovative MicroGlucagon solution aims to transform insulin therapy for type 1 diabetics

Researchers in Trondheim are developing a new medicine for diabetics who have to have daily injections of insulin. The key is a hormone that causes the smallest blood vessels to relax on the inside.

22 Feb 2024

New position statement emphasizes patient-centered care in diabetes management

Health care providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely focusing on a person's glucose goals.

21 Feb 2024

AGA guideline endorses fecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent C. diff infection

In the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for gastrointestinal disease, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for most patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection.

21 Feb 2024

Aging alters fibroblasts to promote pancreatic cancer growth

Older people may be at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer and have poorer prognoses because of age-related changes in cells in the pancreas called fibroblasts, according to research led by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

20 Feb 2024

Enhancing survival in advanced pancreatic cancer with ablative MR-guided radiation therapy

A study co-led by researchers at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, found that ablative stereotactic magnetic resonance (MR)-guided adaptive radiation therapy may improve local control (LC) and overall survival (OS) in patients with borderline resectable (BRPC) and locally advanced pancreas cancer (LAPC).

14 Feb 2024

New breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research could help slow the disease's deadly spread

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and the University of California, Davis have reached a new breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research-;eight years in the making. It could help slow the disease's deadly spread.

14 Feb 2024

Researchers introduce new approach for accurately assessing cell composition in the pancreas

Research introduces new DNA methylation-based method for accurately assessing cell composition in the human pancreas, addressing a critical gap in diabetes research.

7 Feb 2024

Scientists pinpoint two cell-surface proteins that partner to spur cancer cell growth

Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have discovered a new cellular mechanism that plays an important role in cancer cells' ability to cause disease. The study was published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology today.

5 Feb 2024

CAR T cells target senescent cells, improve healthspan in mice

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have transformed the treatment of blood cancers in recent years. And there have been positive signs the "living drugs" can be harnessed against other diseases, like autoimmune disorders.

2 Feb 2024

Researchers develop new method to study liver function and disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a method to study liver function and disease without requiring invasive procedures.

1 Feb 2024

Study reveals significant health benefits of golden berries in diabetic and obese rats

The effects of a Golden Berry (Physalis peruviana)-enriched diet on insulin resistance and obesity.

30 Jan 2024

OU research focuses on innovative combination of imaging techniques to detect pancreatic cancer

Researchers at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences have embarked on a revolutionary new research study that could improve the detection of a deadly disease -; pancreatic cancer -; and give patients a chance to live longer, healthier lives.

29 Jan 2024

Overweight and obesity linked to rising death rates from bowel cancer among young adults

Overweight and obesity are contributing to rising death rates from bowel cancer among people aged 25-49 years in the European Union (EU) and the UK, although death rates from this type of cancer are decreasing overall across Europe.

29 Jan 2024

Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk

Study reveals that recent weight loss in individuals aged 40 or older is significantly associated with an increased risk of cancer diagnosis within the following year, particularly upper gastrointestinal cancers.

23 Jan 2024

HoloCare launches 3D surgical holograms across the UK and Europe

Norwegian healthtech startup HoloCare scales its commercial footprint across the UK and Europe, following UKCA and CE certification.

22 Jan 2024

New oral insulin delivered via nano-carriers could soon replace injections

There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes. Approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily.

19 Jan 2024

Men with enlarged breast tissue may be at greater risk of early death

Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open.

17 Jan 2024

Dietary factors influencing GLP-1 secretion: a new perspective in diabetes and obesity treatment

Researchers in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition review the impact of diet on GLP-1 secretion in metabolic conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, highlighting its potential in treatment and prevention.

16 Jan 2024

Novel wound closure technique using lasers and nano-thermometers

Sometime more than 5,000 years ago, man came up with the idea of suturing a wound with a needle and thread.