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.

Researchers used a trio of transcription factors to transform pancreatic duct cells in vivo into β-like cells that secrete insulin and improve diabetes symptoms.

The new classification system could help improve personalized medicine approaches to the disease.

Pancreatic cells engineered to produce insulin did not immediately provoke an immune response.

Scientists build a biosensor skin patch for noninvasive glucose monitoring. 

A needle-free alternative to the finger-prick test would be a godsend for many sufferers of diabetes, but the industry has yet to clear the technological hurdles.

A small clinical trial demonstrates that peptide immunotherapy can halt the progression of early-stage type 1 diabetes.