Although the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases with age, most adults maintain normoglycaemia despite rising insulin resistance owing to the adaptive capacity of pancreatic beta cells to ...

Cellular heterogeneity is a common feature of many organs and tissues and often defines how cells collectively function within a tissue. A notable example is the heart, where different cardiomyocyte ...

Share on Pinterest Research in mice is assessing the potential of an experimental drug that may help reverse diabetes. Image credit: Tatiana Timofeeva/Stocksy. A recent study in mice finds that a ...

Pancreatic beta cells are cells that produce insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating blood glucose levels. Diabetes develops when beta cells can no longer produce or secrete enough insulin to ...