Key signal that prompts production of insulin-producing beta cells points way toward diabetes cure

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified the key signal that prompts production of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas -- a breakthrough discovery that may ultimately help researchers find ways to restore or increase beta cell function in people with type 1 diabetes.

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