Why is insulin so outrageously expensive in the United States?
There is little genuine competition and manufacturers are free to set high prices with impunity. But there is also more ...
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Newly discovered “insulin-like” molecule could change how we treat diabetes
Both insulin and the newly discovered FGF1 regulate blood sugar levels, but they each do so using independent pathways.
Stem-cell implant prototypes pave the way towards life-long treatment for type 1 diabetes
We're not there yet, but there seems to be a lot of promise in this idea.
Could a combination of drug therapy and stem cells reverse type 2 diabetes?
Scientists are looking for the most effective way to tackle diabetes.
Insulin shortage to affect 40 million people by 2030
A huge number of people risks having inadequate access to life-saving treatment.
Pancreatic cells can naturally morph to combat diabetes, pointing to new avenues of treatment
Other cells can likely do it too, the researchers believe.
Scientists come mighty close to delivering insulin in a pill
It's the holy grail of drug delivery.
To HEK with diabetes: new cell capsule could treat the condition with 0 insulin shots
It's like a pacemaker for your insulin.
New enzyme could be used as an insulin alternative, to treat diabetes and obesity
University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) scientists have identified a new enzyme that could protect the body from toxic ...
Why insulin is so prohibitively expensive to the 29 million diabetes patients in the US
Even if it was first discovered more than 90 years ago, insulin is still out of reach for a shocking ...
Sea Snails Paralyze Their Prey With Unique Type of Insulin
What do you do if you need to catch your own food... but you're just not fast enough? That's the ...
Older diabetics face high over-treatment risk
The "one size fits all" approach to diabetics treatment may cause significant problems for older patients also suffering from other ...
Nanoparticle pill delivers insulin orally with 11-fold efficiency
Drug delivery encapsulated in tiny nanoparticles are thoroughly studied with great interest because they offer the chance to deliver treatments ...
Bioadhesive coating might allow insulin oral administration instead of injections
(c) Bill David Brooks/Flickr The reason why some drugs can only be taken by injecting them, ...
Type 1 diabetes cured in animals, humans might not lag far behind
In what can only be considered a remarkable medical breakthrough, researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have completely cured type 1 ...
Gene mutation leads to insatiable eating disorder causing obesity
There are a number of factors that lead to obesity, the most obvious of which is of course eating too ...
Enzyme allows mice to eat more, and gain less weight
[caption id="attachment_10118" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Mice altered to express the IKKbeta enzyme (right column) in their fat had smaller globules of ...