This article, the sixth in an eight-part series, examines the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine glands and tissues associated with the gastrointestinal tract The endocrine system comprises ...

Persistent inflammation of the pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) is a known risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer, the third-deadliest cancer in the United States. Tuft cells--cells sensitive to ...

Researchers design a novel algorithm for controlling implanted insulin pumps that accounts for the unique characteristics of individual patients. Their model, tested using an FDA-approved diabetes ...

The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ, approximately 12-20 cm in length and weighing 70-120 g. The head is nestled in the C loop of the duodenum and the tail extends obliquely across the spine ...

LA JOLLA--(April 17, 2020) Persistent inflammation of the pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) is a known risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer, the third-deadliest cancer in the United States. Tuft ...

At birth, a baby starts to eat food and turns it into energy. Many nutrients can be converted to sugar (glucose) and be released into the bloodstream. Higher blood sugar levels signal the beta cells ...

To diagnose and monitor acute and chronic pancreatitis or other conditions of the pancreas To monitor kidney dysfunction (test done along with urine creatinine). In case of kidney malfunction the ...

The importance of gut microbes in human health has been made apparent by a mountain of evidence in recent years, but the extent to which they can affect physiology is still astonishing. New research ...

One part of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for 1947 has been awarded to Prof. Bernardo A. Houssay, recently professor of physiology in the University of Buenos Aires (see Nature, November ...