Our research roundups bring you the most exciting T1D research stories from around the world – the new advances in treatment, devices and knowledge that are making the biggest impact in the fight to cure, treat and prevent T1D. Here’s what you need to know in T1D research this month: Monash University researchers crack the […]
While COVID-19 has dominated the news in 2020, it’s also been a huge year for type 1 diabetes research. This year, we’ve made more progress than ever on our mission to cure, treat and prevent T1D – including new insights into what causes the disease, some incredible results from prevention therapies, and the launch of […]
Results from a recently completed JDRF clinical trial have shown some big benefits to hybrid closed-loop technology. Published in the journal Diabetes Care, the results come from a trial led by Prof David O’Neal from the University of Melbourne and the Australian JDRF Closed-Loop Research Group. This study has been funded by JDRF through its […]
The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting brings together the top researchers from around the world to discuss the latest findings in diabetes research. This year, the meeting took place virtually for the first time, and JDRF researchers from Australia took centre stage to share their exciting results. Here’s our roundup […]
JDRF is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Maria Craig in a new role as Medical Director of the Australasian Diabetes Data Network (ADDN). Prof Craig has a wealth of experience as a paediatric endocrinologist and clinical researcher, and has worked as a principal investigator on the ADDN project. In her new role as […]
You may have heard that getting a new T1D treatment or device to market can take around 12 to 15 years. This is because there’s a huge amount of work that must take place before that intervention can be approved as being safe for use – from laboratory research in cells, right through to large […]
Every month, we round up the most exciting T1D research stories from around the world – the new advances in treatment, devices and knowledge that are making the biggest impact in the fight to cure, treat and prevent T1D. Here’s what you need to know in T1D research this month: An old drug with a […]
This week the federal government has announced $47m in funding over the next four years to accelerate research into preventing, diagnosing and treating Heart Disease and Diabetes. The funding will be delivered through the Targeted Translation Research Accelerator initiative (TTRA), part of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). This is good news for the T1D […]
You may have seen media coverage today based on research in England that looks at the relationship between COVID-19 and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. JDRF Australia has reviewed both clinical papers this media coverage is based on and has provided summaries of the key findings which can be found here. When reviewing […]
