Lactation boosts the quantity and quality of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, likely reducing a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Breastfeeding reduces type 2 diabetes risk by boosting beta cells.

Insulin-producing cells grown in the lab could offer a functional cure for the disease.

When implanted into mice, the “pseudo-islets” helped treat the animals’ diabetes symptoms.

Results from an observational study find that the introduction of a routine vaccine in Australia coincided with a fall in the incidence of the autoimmune condition.

The original work found that an anti-malaria drug or the neurotransmitter GABA could increase the number of insulin-producing pancreatic cells in mice.

Scientists engineered human cells to produce a molecule that stimulates insulin secretion in the presence of caffeine.

One patient with diabetes was able to reduce his medication use while receiving targeted electrical pulses.

A study of more than 450,000 people finds a certain genetic variant associated with eating more carbs is linked to a thicker waist and higher blood pressure, but less fat.