Skin-permeable polymer shows promise at insulin delivery in animal experiments — plus, how the brain responds to unfamiliar ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed. The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a ...

Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and safer. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm ...

Researchers have developed a new insulin molecule that will make blood sugar regulation both easier and safer for those with type 1 diabetes. Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around ...

Managing diabetes with injections is challenging. Joining insulin to a skin-penetrating polymer was as effective as shots at regulating blood sugar.

Political activist and Nobel winner Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin pioneered X-ray crystallography to discover the molecular structures of penicillin and insulin. Despite Hodgkin’s academic aptitude, her ...

Innovative zwitterionic polymer facilitates insulin absorption through the skin, offering a painless alternative to ...

Regular insulin injections to keep blood-sugar levels in check are a harsh reality for many sufferers of diabetes, but ongoing progress towards oral alternatives offer cause for optimism. Scientists ...