Seen that? - Lab-grown Insulin-Producing Cells: A Breakthrough in Diabetes Research

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Lab-grown Insulin-Producing Cells: A Breakthrough in Diabetes Research Daily Diabetic

(Thank you to the lovely and talented Gloria Gamat for writing and sharing this entry!) Researchers from the University of Calgary are now developing the first bioreactor procedures to grow pancreatic cells in their laboratory. This breakthrough will lead to possibility of providing a steady supply of insulin-producing cells that can be transplanted into patients affected by type 1 diabetes. Moreover, this could also mean a future of freedom from insulin [...] Read More


A New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells? Daily Diabetic

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, David Marchal Contrary to previous findings, researchers at at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells within the pancreas that were not beta cells. According to Susan Bonner-Weir, Ph.D., the study's lead researcher and a Senior Investigator in the Section on Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology at Joslin and Associate Professor of Medicine at [...] Read More


Soy, Black Tea, Insulin and Diabetes Daily Diabetic

I was just reading about soy. You know, soy, the substitute for those who cannot drink milk perhaps. Then I thought doy must be good for the heart. I'm not really sure about this. Just retrieving old data in my head. Now I wonder where I got the connection here?! Anyways, speaking of soy... it has been found to be good not only for the bone but also for boosting insulin. Killing [...] Read More


New Insulin-Production Method Poses Impact to Diabetes Research Straightfromthedoc

Insufficient insulin production in the pancreas is one of the primary causes of adult-onset diabetes. Once the production mechanism of insulin in the body is understood, it will be easier for researchers to understand why some individuals does not produce enough insulin and thus develop diabetes. Researchers at the University of Houston headed by Peter Vekilov and Dimitra Georgiou have studied the process by which insulin is produced and have [...] Read More


Insulin-Producing Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells The Biotech Weblog

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Gary CavinessSingapore researchers have developed pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The resulting cells have the same sub-cellular structures as the insulin-producing cells naturally found in the pancreas, were highly effective in treating diabetes in the mouse model. Experiments by Dr Lim and Dr Li's group showed that when transplanted into diabetic mice with high blood glucose levels, the pure insulin-producing cells would cause [...] Read More