Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

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Autoimmune condition biomarkers promote SARS-CoV-2 viral entry, study finds

Researchers have reported that the autoimmune PTPN2 risk variant rs1893217 promotes the expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2, and thus promotes cellular entry, which is mediated by SARS-CoV-2 spike S protein.

16 Dec 2020

Wearable technology could transform how patients manage type 1 diabetes

A PRODUCT design graduate from the University of Huddersfield has defeated thousands of entries from around the world to become one of the finalists of the 2020 Global Grad Show with their design for a discrete earring that monitors blood sugar levels and delivers feedback in real-time.

9 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine have identified a new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes.

9 Dec 2020

UIC researchers use new approach to identify genes that cause diabetic retinopathy

In a search to discover the genetic factors underlying diabetic retinopathy, University of Illinois Chicago researchers also have identified a new approach that can be used as a template to study other diseases.

7 Dec 2020

Researchers urge policymakers to prioritize people with diabetes for COVID-19 vaccination

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes infected with COVID-19 are three times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalization compared with people without diabetes.

5 Dec 2020

Findings about primary cilia may be relevant for transplantation therapies in diabetes

A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery of glucose to the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets.

5 Dec 2020

New insulin molecule will make blood sugar regulation easier and safer for diabetics

Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and safer.

3 Dec 2020

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers develop telomerase gene therapy for treating different pathologies

After several years of research and many joint scientific publications, molecular biologists Maria Blasco (National Cancer Research Centre, CNIO) and Fàtima Bosch (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB) have developed a telomerase gene therapy for the treatment of different pathologies related to shortening telomeres and, therefore, ageing.

2 Dec 2020

Study outlines a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in gestational diabetes

Laboratory research and analysis of epidemiological data by Silvia Corvera, MD, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, and colleagues show that low levels of a protein commonly seen in screening tests for chromosomal disorders during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with adipose tissue remodeling, glucose resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women.

30 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan -- an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items -- worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet.

23 Nov 2020

Continuous glucose monitoring has favorable effects over several years

New data on continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 1 diabetes, over a significantly longer period than before, are now available.

16 Nov 2020

Engineers develop free mobile phone app for monitoring glucose levels in diabetic patients

A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.

16 Nov 2020

Study helps quantify racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the third most common pediatric chronic disease in the United States, and the risk of the disease has risen sharply in non-Hispanic Black (NHB) children in the last 20 years, data show.

12 Nov 2020

Researchers to explore the role of gut microbes in childhood celiac disease

Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis has received a three-year, $300,000-grant from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation for research into childhood celiac disease.

3 Nov 2020

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies - biological markers of autoimmunity -- are more likely to progress to symptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) than those who remain positive for a single autoantibody.

30 Oct 2020

Novel approach can help measure antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

A new study lead by Helmholtz Zentrum München indicates a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate among children in Bavaria, Germany, than reported cases.

30 Oct 2020

Research projects receive BTCA grants to develop novel drugs for various diseases

Five research projects with exceptional promise to deliver new life-changing and health-altering therapies have received the inaugural Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards (BTCA) at Harvard Medical School.

30 Oct 2020

Glucose-lowering drug can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes, study shows

A glucose-lowering drug commonly used in patients with type 2 diabetes, can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes. According to results shown in a new study published in the Lancet.

28 Oct 2020

Researchers show a simple way to protect transplanted islets from rejection

Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, results from the autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. People with T1D require exogenous insulin and suffer swings in the levels of glucose in the blood that impact life expectancy and increase risks of cardiovascular disease, neuropathies and kidney failure.

22 Oct 2020

Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Autoimmune condition biomarkers promote SARS-CoV-2 viral entry, study finds

Wearable technology could transform how patients manage type 1 diabetes

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

UIC researchers use new approach to identify genes that cause diabetic retinopathy

Researchers urge policymakers to prioritize people with diabetes for COVID-19 vaccination

Findings about primary cilia may be relevant for transplantation therapies in diabetes

New insulin molecule will make blood sugar regulation easier and safer for diabetics

Genetically engineered T cells can target, attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

Researchers develop telomerase gene therapy for treating different pathologies

Study outlines a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in gestational diabetes

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

Continuous glucose monitoring has favorable effects over several years

Engineers develop free mobile phone app for monitoring glucose levels in diabetic patients

Study helps quantify racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment

Researchers to explore the role of gut microbes in childhood celiac disease

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

Novel approach can help measure antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Research projects receive BTCA grants to develop novel drugs for various diseases

Glucose-lowering drug can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes, study shows

Researchers show a simple way to protect transplanted islets from rejection

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