In the search for better ways to treat diabetes, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered a promising new ...

Fred Sanger in Cambridge, England, starts work on discovering the protein structure of insulin and also working out the 'genetic blueprint' (plan) that cells use in order to make insulin.

The sequence of amino acids in the chain determines how the chain will fold up to make the protein, so different ... in the blood to target cells Insulin: released from pancreas, stimulates ...

At the center of their discovery is a protein called S100A9, which has been shown to reduce dangerous levels of ketones in the blood—without relying on insulin. For people living with type 1 ...