Severe chronic pancreatitis is treated by removing the pancreas. Without a pancreas, patients also lose insulin-producing cells called islets. To preserve insulin responses, surgeons transplant islets ...

Gastroenterology focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders of the digestive tract and accessory organs to improve patient ...

These tiny, encapsulated cells could act as a mini pancreas, potentially allowing those with diabetes to not need insulin ...

Increased fat content in the pancreas in obese children and adolescents is associated with a number of cardiometabolic risks.

Hans Clevers, PhD, has been working on organoids from the beginning. He was group leader for twenty years at the Hubrecht Institute and has been head of pharma research and early development (pRED) of ...