The endocrine cells release insulin and glucagon, two hormones that help regulate blood sugar in the body. Despite the pancreas being responsible for multiple functions, there are circumstances in ...

To help you keep the level steady and healthy, your body makes a hormone called glucagon while you sleep and after you eat. It's made in your pancreas, a small organ above your liver, and it can ...

PARIS, June 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A new generation of weight-loss drugs has proven remarkably effective, hugely popular and ...

Volume 17, Issue 5, on May 1, 2025, titled "Oxytocin modulates insulin and GLP-1 secretion in pancreatic islets." ...

A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize ...

A study explored glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 diabetes using stable glucagon tracers. Findings ...

One of the first brain cells shown to make insulin is the neurogliaform cell. These live in a brain area important for ...

Although the detailed mechanism for the stimulation of intra-islet GLP-1 secretion remains to be elucidated and further studies are required, as far ...

A 72-hour fast triggers significant changes in your body as it shifts from using glucose to burning fat for energy. Hormones like glucagon and human growth hormone play key roles in this process, ...