Understanding Pancreas Weight May Help Unlock Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes

People at risk for Type 1 diabetes may have fewer insulin-producing "beta" cells than people not at risk, a finding that could help researchers shed light on what causes the disease, a new University of Florida study shows. The study, which will be published Wednesday (Dec. 12) in the Journal of the American Medical Association, revealed that people at risk for Type 1 diabetes had smaller pancreases than people who were not at risk. "This is the first time this has been noted," said Martha Campbell-Thompson, D.V.M., Ph.D... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..