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Islet cells
Pancreatic islets (also called islets of Langerhans) are groups of cells in the pancreas. Islet cells are involved in the endocrine function of the pancreas where they produce hormones, such as insulin and glucagon, and release them into the blood.
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MAY 12, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system erroneously attacks cells in the pancreas...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2023Immunology
Scientists in Richland, Washington have made critical strides in determining who is likely to get Type 1 diabetes. Accor ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 03, 2023Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 9 to 10 million people globally, occurs when the immune system incorrectly identifi ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m ...JUN 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic tr ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Summary: Scientists show in experimental and preclinical recipients that islets transplanted in the eye can survive and ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Beta cells of the pancreas produce a critical hormone that controls blood sugar - insulin. But beta cells can die off.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlAUG 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers may have found a surprising new way to improve symptoms of diabetes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Vitamin D, also known fondly as the “sunshine vitamin,” could potentailly play a role in lowering the r ...AUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research done at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in partnership with the German Center for Diabetes Research and col ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with diabetes struggle daily with painful finger pricks to monitor their blood sugar levels. Now, a new device ...JAN 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with type 1 diabetes may be on the verge of getting an artificial pancreas system as a new treatment for their ...DEC 30, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther ...JUN 27, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Orgenesis Inc. a leader in the emerging fields of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, announced that it raised $ ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAY 12, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system erroneously attacks cells in the pancreas...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2023
Immunology
Scientists in Richland, Washington have made critical strides in determining who is likely to get Type 1 diabetes. Accor
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 03, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 9 to 10 million people globally, occurs when the immune system incorrectly identifi
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
JUN 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic tr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Summary: Scientists show in experimental and preclinical recipients that islets transplanted in the eye can survive and
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Beta cells of the pancreas produce a critical hormone that controls blood sugar - insulin. But beta cells can die off.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
AUG 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers may have found a surprising new way to improve symptoms of diabetes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Vitamin D, also known fondly as the “sunshine vitamin,” could potentailly play a role in lowering the r
...
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research done at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in partnership with the German Center for Diabetes Research and col
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with diabetes struggle daily with painful finger pricks to monitor their blood sugar levels. Now, a new device
...
JAN 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with type 1 diabetes may be on the verge of getting an artificial pancreas system as a new treatment for their
...
DEC 30, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther
...
JUN 27, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Orgenesis Inc. a leader in the emerging fields of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, announced that it raised $
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider