A man with type 1 diabetes has become the first patient to produce his own insulin after receiving genetically engineered ...

Researchers at IIT-Guwahati have developed a novel method to produce human insulin utilizing Pseudomonas fluorescens, making ...

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is usually precipitated by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β-cells, leading to insufficient insulin production.1 Since clinical symptoms are caused by diminished ...

Researchers have been searching for a diabetes cure or a long-term solution for managing type 1 diabetes for decades now. They not only have to find a way to restore insulin production but also need ...

With the incidence of type 2 diabetes increasing alarmingly, science is looking to genetics to better understand the processes underlying this chronic illness. A new study has isolated a gene not ...

People with type 1 diabetes need constant insulin treatment to survive. But new therapies may soon change that. © Badon Hill Studio via Shutterstock A new case study ...

Researchers have successfully coerced pancreatic cells of a type 1 diabetic donor to produce insulin. Their strategy could lead to new therapies for patients with this disease. The research team, led ...

Insulin-producing cells can be genetically modified to hide from the immune system. People with type 1 diabetes must constantly rely on insulin injections or pumps, usually for the rest of their life ...

In a recent study published in the Biotechnology Journal, a team of researchers from Brazil constructed a lentivirus vector with expression specific for mammary glands and carrying the gene for human ...

An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin ...

A man with type 1 diabetes has become the first patient to produce his own insulin after receiving genetically engineered cell transplants, without needing drugs to prevent rejection. The case, ...