In human physiology, the endocrine glands act by releasing chemical messengers called hormones. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks insulin-beta cells in the pancreas, leading to high blood sugar resulting from insulin deficiency. In 1923, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Frederick Banting and John Macleod for discovering insulin, …
Swedish researchers have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, potentially opening up new avenues for cell-based treatment of diabetes and other diseases. One in five individuals diagnosed with diabetes are within 18-30 years The collaboration between KTH and Karolinska Institutet allows microorganisms, specifically pancreatic islets or Langerhans islets, to be precisely positioned in the eye without the …
