Tolerx Inc. should know by the end of the year whether or not they have created one of the most significant developments in preventing or slowing Type 1 diabetes (more…)
Research & Cure
Company Hopes New Drug is Major Type 1 Breakthrough
Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Chris FrankieJDRF & Animas Team up on Artificial Pancreas
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 by Chris FrankieNon-profit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Animas, a unit of drug-maker Johnson & Johnson, have teamed up to develop an artificial pancreas (more…)
Type 1 Diabetes Cure Research Takes a Step Forward
Monday, January 4th, 2010 by Chris FrankieA Blacksburg, Virginia company says it has taken one step closer to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes (more…)
New Stem Cell Research, Push for a Cure, to Begin
Monday, December 14th, 2009 by Chris FrankieLong-anticipated embryonic stem cell research is about to be underway, according to an article in Diabetes News. Advocates for embryonic stem cell research say the process may potentially yield treatments or cures for a wide variety of disease and injuries, such as diabetes, Parkinson’s and even spinal cord injuries (more…)
Breastfeeding Lowers Mothers’ Diabetes Risk
Friday, December 4th, 2009 by Chris FrankieBreastfeeding dramatially lowers women’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes, according to new research. (more…)
Alabama, Mississippi Counties Have Highest Rates of Diabetes
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Chris FrankieIt is well documented that diabetes is much more prevalent in the Southern United States and Appalachian region than in the rest of the country (see Southern & Appalachian States Have Highest Rates of Diabetes, Sept. 25, 2009).
However, a new report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) entitled Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report breaks down the counties, states and regions where diabetes has its strongest foothold on the population (more…)
