Dr. Geoffrey Pitt

Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may contribute to the development of diabetes.

Though medicine has made important strides in treating cardiac patients in recent years, there’s still no cure for cardiovascular disease — a broad group of disorders that claim nearly 18 million lives around the globe annually, a number that the World Health Organization predicts will grow to almost 23.6 million by 2030.