Type 1 diabetes is caused by insulin deficiency resulting from immune-mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Its cause is multifactorial, with complex genetic factors and a strong influence of ...

Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, including baricitinib, block cytokine signaling and are effective disease-modifying treatments for several autoimmune diseases. Whether baricitinib preserves β-cell ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the pancreas makes little to no insulin, which causes high blood sugar. Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for ...

Of the two well-known rodent models of human type 1 diabetes (the non-obese diabetic mouse and the BioBreeding rat) the mouse has become the model of choice. Here the authors re-examine the value of ...

Share on Pinterest The FDA has approved islet cellular therapy for type 1 diabetes for the first time. Image credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images In 2021, about 8.4 million people globally ...

The honeymoon phase varies widely from one patient to another. Many will never experience a honeymoon period, while some lucky patients may even be able to pause their insulin injections entirely, at ...

Amanda Gardner is a health reporter whose stories have appeared in cnn.com, health.com, cnn.com, WebMD, HealthDay, Self Magazine, the New York Daily News, Teachers & Writers Magazine, the Foreign ...

Use of the drug verapamil to treat Type 1 diabetes continues to show benefits lasting at least two years, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. Patients taking the oral blood ...