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In those with type 2 diabetes, beta cells become dysfunctional or less effective at producing insulin over time; type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks beta cells.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
Ideally this should help overcome a major hurdle: the immune system will continue attacking new beta cells as they’re produced.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 July 2024
Sure enough, the beta cells increased in number by 700% within three months of the treatment.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 July 2024
Regular coffee use is believed to preserve liver and beta cells, which play a crucial role in diabetes.14
Natural Caffeine Sources
Several food and beverage sources naturally contain caffeine.
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Beta cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beta%20cell. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
beta cell
noun
: any of various secretory cells distinguished by their basophilic staining characters: as
a
: a pituitary basophil
b
: an insulin-secreting cell of the islets of Langerhans compare alpha cell
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