The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

TAMPA — When it’s not inside the human body, the pancreas is a fragile thing. To be viable for organ donation, it survives ...

Knowledge of human pancreas development underpins our interpretation and exploitation of human pluripotent stem cell (PSC) differentiation toward a β-cell fate. However, almost no information ...

Water is reabsorbed into the body while the feces are moved into the rectum to await expulsion. Other organs that play a key role in digestion include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

An international team of researchers has successfully reprogrammed human α cells into insulin-producing β cells, according to a study published yesterday (February 13) in Nature. In the pancreas, ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (MEN-1), is a genetic disorder that affects the body's hormone-producing glands. MEN-1 can lead to tumors in the parathyroid, pancreas, and pituitary glands. These ...