Bumsoo Han, professor of mechanical engineering, has built a realistic model of a pancreatic structure that acts as a “time machine” to understand cancer and reverse its spread. (Purdue University ...

As age increases, the pancreas changes, which increases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, digestive ...

Pancreas divisum is the result of an abnormality in the structure of the pancreas, an organ near the stomach that aids with digestion and regulates blood sugar. Typically, most people who have this do ...

The first description of the pancreas may be traced to approximately 300 BC and has been ascribed to Herophilus of Chalcedon. However, it was not until nearly 4 centuries later that the name of this ...

Researchers have now demonstrated a method by which specific cell types in human organs can be studied with micrometer precision. The method can be used to reveal previously unrecognized alterations ...

In neonatal diabetes mellitus resulting from mutations in EIF2AK3, PTF1A, HNF1B, PDX1 or RFX6, pancreatic aplasia or hypoplasia is typical. In maturity-onset diabetes mellitus of the young (MODY), ...

The negative health effects of cigarettes are well known, but many people don’t realize the significant link between pancreatic cancer and smoking. Smoking cigarettes can have a negative impact on ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a “time machine” built by Purdue University engineers has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer ...

What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a 'time machine' has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer before it spreads throughout the pancreas. What makes ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a “time machine” built by Purdue University engineers has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer ...