Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

Israeli and American researchers uncovered the role of a specific enzyme in managing blood sugar levels in a study that opens up new therapeutic possibilities for people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 ...

In contrast, alpha cells secrete glucagon in response to ... and amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) also stimulate glucagon release, while insulin and free fatty acids inhibit its ...

New study shows that the gene G6PC2 plays an important role in regulating glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels. It helps set the point ...

Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells, while glucagon raises it by signalling the liver to release glucose from stored sources. Veiga-Fernandes and his team suspected ...

To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your ... promotes insulin release to lower blood sugar ...