Pancreas

Preventing Pancreatitis: 5 Ways To Keep Your Pancreas Healthy

From dietary choices to lifestyle habits, these strategies aim to reduce the risk of inflammation and support optimal pancreatic function. Here are some ways you can keep your pancreatic health in check for overall well-being. 

Jan 10, 2024, 13:13 PM IST

Losing Productive Type Of Pancreatic Cell May Contribute To Development Of Type 2 Diabetes: Study

The researchers used a technique called single-cell transcriptomics to measure all the genes expressed in individual mouse beta cells and then used that information to group them into four types. 

 

Mar 17, 2023, 19:59 PM IST

Obesity can lead to 13 types of cancer, says study

A new study has found that obesity leads to 13 types of cancer inlcuding ​pancreas and esophagus, as fat cells affect the processes that regulate the growth of cancer cells in the human body

Apr 21, 2017, 00:29 AM IST

India's 'Miracle Man' donates heart, pancreas and corneas; gifts life to seven

After being declared brain dead, he did not know that his vital organs would come handy in saving life of seven people.

Apr 11, 2017, 11:02 AM IST

Artificial pancreas can control diabetes in children

The wearable artificial pancreas can track the patient`s blood sugar level and adjust the amount of insulin given to keep the blood sugar in a target range.

Apr 05, 2017, 16:51 PM IST

Diabetes linked to pancreatic cancer in new study

According to a research, the onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in existing diabetes that requires more aggressive treatment, could be a sign of early, hidden pancreatic cancer.

Jan 30, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

Pancreatic cancer: Know the common symptoms of the disease!

Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the most virulent forms of cancer.

Dec 28, 2016, 12:57 PM IST

Nerve growth protein controls blood sugar, says study

In a development that could potentially lead to new treatments for diabetes, researchers have found that a protein that regulates the development of nerve cells also plays a role in prompting cells in the pancreas to release insulin, a hormone that helps to maintain a normal level of blood sugar.

Nov 16, 2016, 00:37 AM IST

Pancreatic cancer – Awareness of symptoms helps in early treatment

The causes of pancreatic cancer are not known. However, there are some risk factors that make developing pancreatic cancer more likely

Oct 03, 2016, 09:24 AM IST

Acute pancreatitis: Causes, symptoms and treatment

Acute pancreatitis usually begins with gradual or sudden pain in the upper abdomen that sometimes extends to the back.

Jul 22, 2016, 10:39 AM IST

Encapsulated pancreatic cells offer new diabetes treatment

The findings of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston Children's Hospital and several other institutions offer a way to fulfill the promise of pancreatic islet cell transplantation.

Jan 27, 2016, 00:05 AM IST

Losing one gram fat from pancreas can reverse diabetes

 Researchers have shown that Type-2 diabetes is caused by fat accumulating in the pancreas and that losing less than one gram of that fat through weight loss reverses the condition.

Dec 02, 2015, 17:21 PM IST

Artificial pancreas performs nicely in small research

A team of researchers has developed a functional artificial pancreas that has performed well in humans in the pilot study.

Nov 22, 2015, 16:45 PM IST