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Dopamine regulates insulin secretion through a complex of receptors, finds new study

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Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic health condition caused by abnormalities in the body’s production and use of the hormone insulin. Research has shown that the feel-good hormone, dopamine (DA), plays a key role in how the body regulates the production of insulin.

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Salk researchers find a new route for regulating blood sugar levels independent of insulin

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LA JOLLA—(January 4, 2022) The discovery of insulin 100 years ago opened a door that would lead to life and hope for millions of people with diabetes. Ever since then, insulin, produced in the pancreas, has been considered the primary means of treating conditions characterized by high blood sugar (glucose), such as diabetes.

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Newly Approved T1D Therapy Lantidra Could Eliminate Need for Insulin Injections

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The treatment is derived from deceased donor pancreatic cells and is indicated for patients who are unable to achieve average blood glucose levels (glycated hemoglobin) with daily insulin injections or with continuous infusion through a pump because of repeated episodes of severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

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The zinc link: Unraveling the mechanism of methionine-mediated pluripotency regulation

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Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) is regulated through a methionine-mediated mechanism, which has now been pinpointed by Tokyo Tech researchers. They used these insights to design a protocol to convert PSCs into insulin-producing pancreatic ? cells—a high-potential diabetes therapy.

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Researchers overcome translational gap by developing novel in vivo model for the labeling of insulin secretory granule pools

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Pancreatic beta cells produce, store and secrete insulin upon elevated blood glucose levels. However, the highly regulated process of insulin secretion, especially its molecular features and the stimuli behind this process have not yet been fully understood.

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Better diabetes treatment: New insulin molecule can self-regulate blood sugar

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Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm Gubra have developed a new insulin molecule that will make blood sugar regulation both easier and safer for those with type 1 diabetes Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and […].

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Study describes new way of generating insulin-producing cells

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how a molecule that they have identified stimulates the formation of new insulin-producing cells in zebrafish and mammalian tissue, through a newly described mechanism for regulating protein synthesis. The results are published in Nature Chemical Biology.

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