Scientists genetically engineered tobacco plants with the insulin gene and then administered freeze-dried plant cells to five-week-old diabetic mice as a powder for eight weeks. By the end of the ...

It is estimated that 2 in 5 Americans between the ages of 18 and 44 have insulin resistance, a condition where the body’s cells don't respond well to insulin, impairing their ability to soak up ...

Insulin production has, for the last 50 or so years, come with some risks to the patient. Even so, the medication is lifesaving for the estimated 537 million adults living with diabetes worldwide, ...

Eli Lilly ($LLY) has a slate of insulin products under development that it hopes will rejuvenate its fortunes. But it also gets 15% of its revenues from existing ...

Eli Lilly ($LLY) has made a huge bet on insulin to help it maneuver past patent losses for drugs like antidepressant Cymbalta which falls off this year. It has four ...

With diabetes running rampant around the world, Eli Lilly and Co. will expand its global insulin manufacturing capacity again, spending $700 million on existing plants in Indianapolis, Puerto Rico and ...

BANGALORE, March 9 (Reuters) - MannKind Corp said it agreed to buy Pfizer Inc's insulin plant in Germany and a manufacturing license for $33 million, giving it the right to make its own insulin and a ...

In nerve cells, the hormone regulates whether mitochondria are shut down or kept running. The hormone insulin controls many cellular processes and adapts them to the body's current energy supply. One ...

When a person suffers from the issue of high or low blood pressure then his or her blood flows in an improper manner all through their body. This might lead to a sudden heart attack or stroke. These ...

Capsules of insulin produced in genetically modified lettuce could hold the key to restoring the body’s ability to produce insulin and help millions of Americans who suffer from insulin-dependent ...