Discover how insulin functions at a biological level and why it is essential for regulating blood sugar. This clear and ...

Metabolic dysfunction may be more than a comorbidity in bipolar disorder—it could be a key driver of disease progression and ...

Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, development, metabolism, sexual function, mood, and other functions. Many medications are ...

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers have investigated this question. The hormone insulin plays a central ...

Prof. Heiko Lickert is the director of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research at Helmholtz Munich, professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and member of the German Center ...

The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis. The discovery of insulin has saved the lives ...

A compound that enables the delivery of insulin through the skin has been demonstrated in mice and minipigs. The findings, reported in a paper published in Nature, suggest a potential alternative to ...

The image shows in magenta the insulin-producing cells (IPCs) and a second group of nerve cells (DH44 positive cells, green), which together with the IPCs regulate central aspects of the energy ...