With the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in the early 1920’s, followed by the establishment of commercial production, diabetes was no longer a death sentence. Insulin was not a cure, ...

If insulin can’t get out of blood vessels, it can’t act in its target tissues. “Endothelial cells are full of insulin ...

Research has shed light on the intricate mechanisms of insulin production in fruit flies, revealing surprising parallels with ...

Photo: In this lab, Banting and Best carried out early experiments which led to the discovery of insulin. In 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting visited the University of Toronto to speak to ...

Today in history, on Jan. 23, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic to receive an insulin injection in Toronto. Frederick Banting and J.J.R. MacLeod of the University of ...

Garvey’s career spans decades of influential work, shaping national guidelines for obesity and diabetes treatment.