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For more than 100 years, the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has been used worldwide to help prevent tuberculosis. However, researchers are now exploring another possible role for this familiar vaccine. Recent studies suggest that the BCG vaccine may play a role in treating type 1 diabetes by modifying the immune …

For decades, glucagon has been viewed as insulin’s opposite. While insulin lowers blood glucose, glucagon raises it by signaling the liver to release stored sugar into the bloodstream. Because of this, glucagon has traditionally been considered a hormone to suppress in people living with type 2 diabetes. However, modern research …

For more than a century, insulin has been the foundation of type 1 diabetes care. However, even the best insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, and automated insulin delivery systems still cannot fully replace the body’s lost beta cells. That is why interest in stem cell islet transplant diabetes research continues …