A new study on mice suggests that whole body vibration—in which a person lies or stands on a vibrating platform to mimic the effects of exercise—might…
Category: Research
A non-profit organization called the Critical Path Institute is spearheading a new initiative called the Type 1 Diabetes Consortium (T1D Consortium)…
The immune system mistakenly identifying insulin-secreting beta cells as a potential danger and, in turn, destroying them has long been considered…
New research shows that a diet which mimics fasting might be able to push beta cells in the pancreas to repair themselves and start making insulin…
New study shows potential to slow the progression of type 1 diabetes
A new research study, which looked at the preservation of beta cell function…
Surviving beta cells could hold the key to new type 1 diabetes treatments
A research team at Yale has discovered information about the way in which…
Last week, Lucy Hinchion, aged 20 months, became the youngest child in the world to receive her own cord blood to help prevent or delay the onset of…
Working toward a better life – and a cure – for any disease is a practice in patience. We all start out hoping for some “Lorenzo’s Oil” type of situation:…
A couple of weeks ago I sat down with Dr. Francisco Quintana, who runs a lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston focused on finding new treatments…
The diabetes community has been here before, and in the late 1980’s, had the same outcry. We want a cure! JDRF (JDF at the time) listened, embraced the movement, and gave it a name: TORIAC