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 ...

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

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

New imaging research uses MRI to quantify pancreatic fat in children with obesity, linking higher fat content to elevated ...

The most common pathology affecting the pancreas is excess intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD), often called fatty pancreas disease (FPD) — a disorder experienced by roughly one fifth of the ...