In recent years, we have come to appreciate that loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing islet beta cells underlies virtually all major forms of diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells ...

Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into ...

EPFL researchers have uncovered how transcription factor dosage reshapes cell identity, showing that even small differences in dose can steer cells toward completely different fates. Their findings ...

New funding led by Goldcrest Capital and Godfrey Capital to advance lead candidate JUN_01 for type 2 diabetes and obesity to first-in-human studies JUN_01 would be the first ever candidate to ...

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Pluripotent stem cell technologies have revolutionised our capacity to study human development, model disease and advance regenerative medicine. Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells ...

Gram-stained section of a macrophage with ingested S epidermidis bacteria, seen as purple granules within its cytoplasm. In this stain, the nucleus appears pale, with a reddish nucleolus. It is ...