Pancreatic β-cells do not appear to require interactions with neighbouring non-β-cells (α-cells, δ-cells and γ-cells) to regulate insulin secretion. These results are clinically relevant and support ...

Galectins play vital roles in cellular processes such as adhesion, communication, and survival, yet the mechanisms underlying their unconventional secretion remain poorly understood. This study ...

In a proof of concept that may reshape the treatment landscape for insulin-dependent diabetes, scientists have demonstrated that human stomach cells can be reprogrammed to secrete insulin—potentially ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body's blood sugar levels. The study, published in Nature ...