Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines quietly steer our weight and blood sugar, but ...

A cure for diabetes has been top of mind for many that live with the conditions under the term’s umbrella. But type 1 diabetes, in particular, is an irreversible lifelong autoimmune condition. But new ...

Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy.

A new experimental treatment may be able to cure type 1 diabetes. About 83% of the patients were able to stop using insulin after the treatment. Research into the treatment is ongoing. Experts explain ...

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. A multinational research team led by ...

The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical trial were cured of their diabetes one year after receiving an ...

A new Harvard study reveals the liver acts as a hub for gut-derived metabolites, influencing metabolism. Researchers ...

The experiment, the results of which were published May 3 in Nature Communications, used a focal adhesion kinase-inhibiting drug that is being studied in cancer treatment. Researchers found that the ...

We might be closer than ever to curing diabetes. A few promising breakthroughs show it might be possible to repair the pancreas and restore insulin production. There are also behavioral therapies that ...

As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, an increasing number of products marketed under the guise of "dietary supplements" or "over-the-counter drugs" promising to prevent, ...

Diabetes isn't curable because of the cells that produce insulin, the hormone key to helping the body break down blood sugar. These are the beta cells in the pancreas that either can't make enough ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. On one wall of endocrinologist Kevan Herold’s ...