Higher fat content in the pancreas of children and adolescents with obesity is associated with an increased level of heart ...

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

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 ...

This paper is No. 9 of a series of studies in metabolism from the Harvard Medical School and allied hospitals. The expenses of this investigation have been defrayed in part by a grant from the Proctor ...

The liver, located in the upper right side of the abdomen, is the body’s largest organ and one of the most important. The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting nutrients ...