With the incidence of type 2 diabetes increasing alarmingly, science is looking to genetics to better understand the processes underlying this chronic illness. A new study has isolated a gene not ...

A proof-of-concept study finds that donated insulin-producing cells can be genetically modified to avoid provoking the recipient's immune system. reading time 3 minutes A new case study offers a ...

A 42- year-old man with type 1 diabetic begna making his own insulin without daily shots or anti-rejection medication. The breakthrough, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is being ...