For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon raises it. But that’s much too simple, new research says.

Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 ...

For years, scientists have focused their attention on the pancreas’ insulin-producing beta cells and left small clusters of ...

Eli Lilly this week announced it has submitted applications to US and European regulatory agencies for nasal glucagon, which, if approved, could shave minutes and stress from the current method for ...

New research findings show a significant increase in the use of weight loss drugs among patients undergoing metabolic and ...

Nasal glucagon is seen as a game-changing delivery method to replace the multistep system of mixing powder and liquid with a simple, 1-step spray. This story has been updated with the list price of ...

Fresenius Kabi announced the launch of Glucagon Emergency Kit for the treatment of severe hypoglycemic episodes in adult and pediatric patients with diabetes. Fresenius Kabi announced the launch of ...

For more information about uses for glucagon injections, talk with your doctor or pharmacist. As with all medications, the cost of glucagon injections can vary. Factors that may affect the price ...

Because glucagon in animals has positive inotropic and chronotropic effects in the presence of beta-adrenergic blockade, catecholamine depletion or full digitalization, its cardiovascular effects in ...

Glucagon raises the blood glucose concentration by mobilizing hepatic glycogen stores through activation of liver phosphorylase. Because crystalline glucagon is rapidly inactivated once it enters the ...