Category: Diabetes Research News
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FDA Approves The Second Phase Of Dr. Denise Faustman’s Clinical Testing Of A Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine
After nearly 20 years of research, Massachusetts General Hospital researcher Denise Faustman, M.D., Ph.D., has made a promising advance in her quest to cure type 1 diabetes.
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The Effect Of Early, Comprehensive Genomic Testing On Clinical Care In Neonatal Diabetes
Traditional genetic testing focuses on analysis of one or a few genes according to clinical features; this approach is changing as improved sequencing methods enable simultaneous analysis of several genes.
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Psoriasis Drug May Help Preserve Pancreas Cells In Type 1 Diabetes
Psoriasis Drug May Help Preserve Pancreas Cells in Type 1 Diabetes Used early after diagnosis, drug appears to have long-lasting effects, study reports
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Caring Causes: Diabetes Research Connection
One out of every hundred Americans has type 1 diabetes. Millions of children and adults struggle with this autoimmune disease.
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Young People With Type 1 Increasingly Likely To Be Obese, Experts Urge Dietary Changes
Young people with type 1 diabetes are increasingly likely to be obese, according to new research.
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Production of iPS Cells: Discovery of the 5th Element
Reprogramming an already specialised cell into a stem cell is a scientific feat coveted by many researchers.
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New Group Seeks to Jumpstart Diabetes Research
The Diabetes Research Connection (DRC) is a new organization that helps fresh-on-the-scene scientists conduct type 1 research.
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Halting Diabetes: UCSF Researchers Publish Study
This week, novel findings by UCSF researchers for developing therapeutic strategies to combat diabetes…
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Crowdfunding Platform Created To Fund Type 1 Diabetes Research
DRC connects donors directly with early-career scientists, enabling them to perform peer-reviewed research…
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The Smart Insulin Patch: Replace Injections For Diabetic Patients?
Researchers in North Carolina are developing a “smart” insulin patch…
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First Working Synthetic Immune Organ With Controllable Antibodies
Promises to lead to better understanding of the immune system, develop new therapies, improve testing of new classes of…
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Gene Sheds Light on Development of Type 1 Diabetes, Autoimmune Disease
Type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis are types of autoimmune disease – where the immune…