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Researchers find that age-dependent changes in pancreatic function related to diabetes

Precision Health April 28, 2016

Researchers find that age-dependent changes in pancreatic function related to diabetes

By Krista Conger

A Stanford-led national collaboration to procure and analyze human pancreatic tissue from deceased donors illustrates how the organ's function changes as we age, and could point the way toward new diabetes treatments.

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Krista-Conger

Science writer

Krista Conger

Krista Conger is a senior science writer in the Office of Communications.