Elastase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas during the digestive process. Low levels of fecal elastase may mean that you have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), also known simply as ...

Life without a pancreas involves treatments to replace organ function. Learn how different surgical techniques affect overall ...

Israeli and American researchers uncovered the role of a specific enzyme in managing blood sugar levels in a study that opens up new therapeutic possibilities for people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 ...

A new mouse study by researchers at the University of California (UC), San Diego, School of Medicine reveals that an enzyme ...

New study shows that the gene G6PC2 plays an important role in regulating glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels.

Recent advances in pancreatic cancer detection are offering hope, with new techniques and technologies aiming to identify the ...

An enzyme called MICAL2 promotes tumor growth and metastasis in the most common form of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is a condition where, the body's pancreas is not producing the enzymes it needs to help break down foods. In turn, they can have various symptoms such as bloating ...

Pancreatic cancer ... those with low MICAL2 expression in their tumor cells survived about twice as long as those whose tumor cells produced more of the enzyme, suggesting that MICAL2 may be ...

But when the researchers measured gene expression in PDAC tumor cells, they found that an excessive amount of the enzyme was being produced compared with non-diseased cells — the first time MICAL2 has ...