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How gut bacteria create your weight loss allies

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) represent a class of tiny yet mighty molecules produced when beneficial bacteria in your gut ferment dietary fiber. These microscopic compounds, primarily acetate, ...
Gizmodo

Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required

A proof-of-concept study finds that donated insulin-producing cells can be genetically modified to avoid provoking the recipient's immune system. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes A new case study ...
Nature

Hope for diabetes: CRISPR-edited cells pump out insulin in a person — and evade immune detection

In a medical first, researchers report that they have implanted CRISPR-edited pancreas cells into a person with type 1 diabetes. The cells pumped out sugar-regulating insulin for months — without the ...
Reuters

Novo Nordisk says it is gradually phasing out human insulin pens globally

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab is gradually ending production of human insulin pens, the drugmaker told Reuters, as it spends billions to ramp up manufacturing of ...