Transplants

Researchers in Scotland have developed a procedure reducing the number of donors required for islet cell transplants….

Study shows that receiving a pancreas transplant reduces mortality rate….

Women are at even higher risk for chronic liver disease….

A new treatment that could help patients shed the excess weight….

Israeli researchers have developed tissue from the islets of Langerhans that may help insulin-producing cells survive longer, and generate more insulin and other necessary hormones….

A pig’s pancreatic islets were transplanted into a diabetic monkey which was then administered a newly developed immune-regulating antibody. As a result, the monkey’s blood-sugar level was automatically controlled without any rejection, and has been healthy for the last six months….

An accidental discovery by an Australian eye expert may hold the key to better management of people with diabetes.…

Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for Type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful….

A London company may be on the verge of a groundbreaking treatment for diabetes. A mini pancreas pouch could begin human clinical trials within a year….