A direct connection exists between the pancreas and diabetes. The pancreas is an organ deep in your abdomen behind your stomach. It’s an important part of your digestive system. The pancreas ...

Pancreatic cancer develops when abnormal cells in the pancreas grow and divide uncontrollably, forming a tumor. The pancreas ...

Pancreatic cancer is on the rise in the United States, but there's another, less common type called pancreatic neuroendocrine ...

For example, most pancreatic organoids only contain a single cell type, which makes it difficult for researchers to fully understand how different cell types work together in a functioning pancreas.

The most common pathology affecting the pancreas is excess intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD), often called fatty pancreas disease (FPD) — a disorder experienced by roughly one fifth of the ...

Conan Kinsey, MD, PhD, works in the lab. Compared to other cancers, pancreatic cancer is relatively rare. However, it is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Only about 12% of ...

Non functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rare cancers. They start in the neuroendocrine cells of the pancreas. Non functioning NETs don’t over produce hormones or cause a set of ...