One of the first brain cells shown to make insulin is the neurogliaform cell. These live in a brain area important for ...

Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 1, 2025, titled "Oxytocin modulates insulin and GLP-1 secretion in pancreatic islets." ...

The pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which helps cells to use glucose in the blood as energy. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not make enough or any insulin.

Obesity caused by a high-fat Western diet damages the pancreas, affecting insulin production and blood sugar control even ...

Over 100 cases of acute pancreatitis have been reported to UK health regulators this year, many tied to the newest GLP-1 drug ...

The latter function is performed by the islets of Langerhans, cells in the pancreas (named after their discoverer, ...

TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single infusion of a new stem cell-based treatment may have helped 10 out of 12 ...

Although the detailed mechanism for the stimulation of intra-islet GLP-1 secretion remains to be elucidated and further studies are required, as far ...