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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Genetics play a role in type 1 diabetes. You may be more likely to develop this autoimmune condition if you have a parent or immediate family member with a diagnosis. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune ...

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 ...

Researchers at Stanford found a way to cure or prevent Type 1 diabetes in mice using a combined blood stem cell and islet cell transplant. The procedure creates a hybrid immune system that stops ...