Colonic inflammation explains missing link between obesity and beta-cell proliferation Date: May 9, 2025 Source: Tohoku University Summary: How does obesity affect insulin production? Researchers ...

The beta cells that are typically destroyed by the immune system in type 1 diabetes were preserved.

The researchers found in a preclinical model of type 1 diabetes that it's possible to dress up beta cells with the same sugar molecule, enabling the immune system to tolerate the cells.