{
  "id": 15954782,
  "title": "Blocking a cellular stress pathway may help preserve insulin-producing cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/blocking-a-cellular-stress-pathway-may-help-preserve-insulin",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-21T21:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-blocking-cellular-stress-pathway-insulin.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a molecular pathway involved in the death of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Blocking certain proteins in this pathway, specifically JNK and p53, helped protect beta cells from excessive cellular stress, according to experiments with preclinical models and human pancreatic cells. The discovery, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggests a potential new strategy to preserve the cells that regulate blood sugar and treat type 2 diabetes.",
  "summary": "Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a molecular pathway that contributes to the death of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Experiments with preclinical models and human pancreatic cells found that blocking certain proteins in the pathway helped protect beta cells from excessive cellular stress. The discovery, recently published in the Journal of Clinical…",
  "key_points": [
    "Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine identified a molecular pathway involved in beta cell death.",
    "Blocking JNK and p53 proteins in this pathway helped protect beta cells from excessive stress."
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}