"We've long known that the brain can directly signal the pancreas to release hormones quickly, but our work shows it can also indirectly boost glucagon production via immune cells, making the body ...

In this case, healthcare providers prescribe insulin and glucagon as medications that people can take to help regulate blood sugar levels. Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone in your body ...

Glucagon is a hormone made by the pancreas that raises blood sugar levels. A manmade version is used as a medicine to treat very low blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. An important job of the ...

The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment, according to a ...

The following is a summary of “Metabolic Effects of Glucagon Stimulations in Type 1 Diabetes and Healthy Controls,” published in the January 2025 issue of Endocrinology by She et al. Researchers ...

The research sheds new light on how this enzyme influences glucagon secretion in pancreatic alpha (α) cells, a process crucial for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. The research ...

Xeris Pharmaceuticals has teamed up with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to raise awareness of the importance of ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA)-medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity that have recently been making headlines due to a rise in popularity as weight loss agents-have been ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether the addition of glucagon to standard treatments improves clinical outcome in patients who have taken an overdose of tricyclic antidepressants.

the highest mean reductions in relative and absolute body weight were achieved with once-weekly triple glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist ...