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18/12/2008

Common cancer drugs prevent diabetes

JDRF researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have discovered that two drugs already widely used to treat cancer can slow or even prevent type 1 diabetes.

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18/12/2008

Stem cell research breakthrough

Scottish scientists funded by JDRF have taken a leap forward in stem cell research by producing "pure" pancreas and liver cells from embryonic stem cells.

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18/12/2008

Next generation insulin

An exciting new product that is forecast to change lives for those with diabetes is going into pre-clinical safety and efficacy tests in the US, thanks to a new $1 million partnership with JDRF.

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18/12/2008

Research news in brief

-  Simple eye test to diagnose neuropathy
-  Drug found to slow diabetes in newly diagnosed patients

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18/12/2008

World's first transplant of a whole organ grown in lab

British doctors have helped to perform the world's first transplant of a whole organ grown from stem cells, signaling a significant medical breakthrough.

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18/12/2008

Leaping the exercise barrier

Let's be honest, exercise is a necessary evil. We reluctantly drag ourselves off the couch and head to the gym or go for a walk then feel great about ourselves afterwards. However, for some people with diabetes, particularly those with type 1 diabetes, the barrier to physical activity is a lot more serious.

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10/12/2008

Type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease linked

Type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, JDRF-funded scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. 

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28/11/2008

JDRF's COO Goes Back to University

The Stanford Australia Foundation has awarded its 2009 scholarship to Will Bonney, Chief Operations Officer of JDRF

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26/11/2008

Young People with Type 1 Diabetes Plant 15,000 Syringes in Martin Place

Kids in the House brought 40 NSW young people from the city and the bush to Parliament House Sydney on Tuesday 25 November.

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26/11/2008

JDRF International Names New CEO and President in New York

JDRF International announced today that Alan J. Lewis Ph.D. has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.  

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