The drug belongs to a class of medicines that mimic the pancreatic hormone amylin, which is co-secreted with insulin. Amylin slows digestion and suppresses hunger. Mid-stage trials are ongoing ...

The pancreas is the organ that produces insulin. Insulin is an essential hormone for regulating blood glucose levels. Problems with the pancreas and insulin production can lead to diabetes.

Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating glucose and whole-body energy metabolism. In individuals with diabetes, the pancreatic alpha cells that produce glucagon are ...

Like its popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, amycretin not only mimics the gut hormone GLP-1, but also the effect of a hunger-suppressing pancreatic hormone called amylin. Weekly injections of the ...

Early diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer offer the best odds of beating the disease. Unfortunately, there is still no screening test, such as a blood test, that can reliably detect ...

Gut microbes can regulate the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas and hormone production of the gastrointestinal tract, findings that may help develop potential treatments for diabetes ...

Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating glucose and whole-body energy metabolism. In individuals with diabetes, the pancreatic alpha cells that produce glucagon are ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive malignancies worldwide. Most patients are diagnosed in the middle and late stages and often develop resistance to standard chemotherapy, resulting ...

Phase 2 (Actuate-1801 Part 3B) trial topline results meet primary endpoint of improved survival in previously untreated patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC ...