Stimulating Nerves Connected to the Pancreas Regenerates Insulin-Producing Cells ( www.tohoku.ac.jp )
Insulin is a hormone that decreases blood glucose levels. The only cells that produce insulin are pancreatic beta cells (β-cells), and a decrease in these cells is a major cause of diabetes. Although therapies aimed at increasing pancreatic β-cells are eagerly awaited, a strategy that can increase β-cells has, thus far, not...
