Pancreatic cancer is a severe illness and major challenge in cancer medicine since it is difficult to diagnose, while ...

“Hepatic fat is a relatively simple process: Lipid droplets accumulate in the hepatocytes; but, in the pancreas, there are several ways by which fat may accumulate,” he said. One relates to ...

The latest advance from Clevers and his group is the development of a new organoid that mimics the human fetal pancreas, offering a clearer view into its early development. The complete structure ...

The lack of digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the small intestine can also slow the digestive process and cause the stool to become dry and hard. This can lead to constipation, which is when ...

“There is an adaptation process in which the body recruits other hormonal cells from outside the pancreas to cope with the sudden reduction in glucagon and other pancreatic hormones,” Herrera ...

The overall risk of malignancy in pancreatic cysts may be as low as ... or refraining from further action. In the process of selecting a management plan, various factors need to be considered ...

FOR A SMALL, blow-dryer shaped organ deep in the abdomen, the pancreas has a lot of power. It's a key player in diabetes, which affects more than 38 million people in the U.S. And that's not the ...

In research published this month, the team treated pancreatic progenitor cells with an anti-tumor drug known as AKT/P70 inhibitor AT7867.They report the method produced the desired cells at a rate ...

One end of the pancreas is wider than the other and is called the head: It sits within the curve of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) and is divided into two parts: the head proper ...

Professor Adrian Krainer, CSHL Krainer and CSHL Postdoc Ledong Wan partnered with CSHL Professor David Tuveson to explore the role of a genetic process called RNA splicing in pancreatic cancer.

Background: The isolate resection of the uncinate process of the pancreas is a rarely described procedure but is an adequate surgery to treat benign and low grade malignancies of the uncinate process ...

A CT scan is often one of the first imaging tests done during the diagnostic process. While a CT scan alone isn’t enough to diagnose pancreatic cancer, it can provide images that help doctors ...