Sentences with phrase «healthy islet cells»

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In addition to looking at mouse models of diabetes, the researchers also showed that exposure of human pancreatic islet cells — both from healthy donors and from patients with Type 1 diabetes — to fasting - mimicking diet in a dish stimulated insulin production.

Melton began to study how stem cells turn into either healthy or unhealthy islet cells.

We got islet cells from the pancreases of healthy dogs, encapsulated them, and transferred them to diabetic dogs, who became insulin independent.

Image of non-diabetic healthy human islet cells that reside in pancreas.

If we could find therapies that detect complications at an early stage, people with diabetes could lead healthier, more productive lives,» says senior author Rohit Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator in the Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

To create a lasting source of insulin - producing beta cells for transplant, we are developing new methods to promote differentiation from pancreatic stem cells into healthy islets.

Patients with Type - 1 diabetes don't have enough healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone - secreting cells of the pancreas.