"An imbalance in mucin secretion, whether excessive or inadequate, can lead to respiratory and digestive tract diseases ranging from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to ulcerative colitis, ...

In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led by Lund University shows how the levels of a particular protein are ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 1, 2025, titled "Oxytocin modulates insulin and GLP-1 secretion in pancreatic islets." In this study, scientists from ...

“Although the detailed mechanism for the stimulation of intra-islet GLP-1 secretion remains to be elucidated and further studies are required, as far as we know, our present study is the first to ...

Hypoglycemia is a life-threatening complication of malignant insulinoma that can be refractory to maximal medical therapy that targets the tumor and insulin secretion and action simultaneously. We ...

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have published a study in the journal Nature Communications that reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and ...