Scientists report in Nature using pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in a petri dish that produce acid and digestive enzymes. Publishing their findings online Jan. 4, researchers ...
A new $3.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant is helping University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) researchers delve into one of the body’s most fascinating processes ...
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 ...
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. Low insulin levels allow ...
Scientists inch closer to an autologous diabetes cell therapy that dodges the challenge of immune rejection, creating insulin-producing cells from the lining of the gut. As of 2025, an estimated 9.5 ...
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. Low insulin levels allow ...
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team discovered a novel bacterial species after analyzing cells isolated from ...
Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it ...