New cause of diabetes discovered, offering potential target for …
Dec 8, 2023 · Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body -- a discovery that could provide a new target to treat...
Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 ... - UN News
2 days ago · It is the first global analysis of trends in both diabetes rates and treatment coverage based on data from 140 million people across the world aged 18 or older. The analysis revealed a doubling of diabetes cases from seven to 14 per cent between 1990 and 2022 with nearly 450 million adults – 60 per cent of those affected – remaining ...
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first - Nature
Sep 26, 2024 · A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells 1. She is the first person with the ...
Diabetes Breakthrough: New Treatment Eliminates Insulin
Oct 17, 2024 · A new treatment combining ReCET and semaglutide could eliminate the need for insulin in type 2 diabetes, with 86% of participants in a study no longer requiring insulin therapy. The treatment was safe and well-tolerated, and further trials are planned to confirm these results.
Diabetes - Latest research and news | Nature
Oct 31, 2024 · Scientists have engineered a modified insulin that reduces its activity at low glucose levels. This glucose-responsive insulin could prevent people with diabetes from experiencing dangerously low...
Diabetes News -- ScienceDaily
Oct 21, 2010 · Learn about early diabetes symptoms, diabetic diet information, diabetes care, type 1 diabetes, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Read the latest medical research on diabetes.
New Research Sheds Light on Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
Sep 13, 2023 · The new study shows that the beta-cells of Type 2 diabetes patients are deficient in a cell trafficking protein called “phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha” (or PITPNA), which can promote the formation of “little packages,” or intracellular granules containing insulin.
New medicine can create a new life for diabetes patients
Jan 19, 2024 · Researchers have found a new way to supply the body with insulin. The medication that can be taken orally has already been tested on baboons, in which it was found to lower the blood sugar...
Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold …
3 days ago · The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day. The analysis, conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights the scale of the diabetes epidemic and an urgent need for stronger global ...
FDA Approves First Cellular Therapy to Treat Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lantidra, the first allogeneic (donor) pancreatic islet cellular therapy made from deceased donor pancreatic cells for the treatment of type 1...