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Progressive group highlights Trump, Tillis weakness on insulin price tags

During the first presidential debate of 2020, President Donald Trump touted his efforts to curb skyrocketing drug prices and declared that insulin is now "so cheap, it's like water."

20 Oct 2020

Even healthy people have "autoreactive" T cells linked to type 1 diabetes, shows study

Your pancreas is studded with cell clusters called islets. In most people, special beta cells live snug in the islets, happily making the insulin that the body uses to regulate blood sugar.

19 Oct 2020

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

It is only 120 millionths of a millimetre in size but can bring entire countries to a standstill: the Corona virus. Even if it were to disappear one day, viral infections will still be among the most frequent and difficult-to-treat diseases in humans.

9 Oct 2020

Study shows flash glucose monitors help youth with type1 diabetes

A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better monitor their blood sugar levels, however it does not improve glucose control.

8 Oct 2020

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory reactions when they're not needed.

1 Oct 2020

Early introduction of gluten may be an effective celiac disease prevention strategy

Introducing high doses of gluten from four months of age into infants' diets could prevent them from developing celiac disease, a study has found.

28 Sep 2020

Auto-antibodies may explain why some people develop severe COVID-19

Now, a new study by an international team of health experts shows that some life-threatening cases of COVID-19 can be traced to specific weak spots in the patients' immune system.

28 Sep 2020

WHO plans to increase access to affordable, quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes

Over a four-day workshop that ended on 25 September 2020, WHO and key international health partners mapped out a plan to boost access to affordable and quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes.

26 Sep 2020

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems.

25 Sep 2020

Study reveals higher incidence of immunology diseases in donor sperm-conceived adults

Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people.

24 Sep 2020

Diabetic ketoacidosis linked to lower IQ scores, worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious but common complication of type 1 diabetes, is linked to lower IQ scores and worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes, according to a study led by UC Davis Health researchers.

22 Sep 2020

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in diabetes, and now scientists have found that one path to this damage dramatically reduces the kidney's ability to clean up after itself.

22 Sep 2020

Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of falls

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year (21-25 September), shows that having type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with a 33% increase in the risk of falls compared with the general population, while having type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a 19% increased risk of falls.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers identify proinflammatory lipids that precede onset of Type 1 diabetes in mouse model, children

Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune cells -; led by inflammatory macrophages -; attack and destroy the beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.

10 Sep 2020

New intervention to help improve outcomes for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

3 Sep 2020

Examining the role of endocrine system and hormones in COVID-19 infection

The evidence for hormone involvement in COVID-19 infection and treatment will be evaluated and discussed by endocrine experts in a dedicated COVID-19 session at e-ECE 2020.

3 Sep 2020

ACE2/TMPRSS2 not expressed in pancreatic islet endocrine cells

A new study by researchers at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in August 2020 reports that both key enzymes that are required for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) entry into the human host cell are lacking in the beta cells of the pancreatic islet. This rules out the direct injury hypothesis for impaired glucose control in patients with COVID-19 disease.

1 Sep 2020

Negligible ACE2 expression in human beta-cells

Now, a new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv reports that even though the fatality rate is significantly higher in diabetics, there is no evidence that this is due to direct viral infection of pancreatic beta cells, which produce the key hormone in glucose homeostasis, namely insulin.

1 Sep 2020

Majority of U.S. COVID-19 fatalities had underlying medical conditions

Early on in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there was little data on the virus and how it affects the body. As the virus spread across the globe, data showed that some people were at a higher risk of developing severe disease and dying from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

31 Aug 2020

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

Pancreatic islet transplants, which revive insulin production to treat type 1 diabetes, only last an average of three years.

31 Aug 2020

Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Progressive group highlights Trump, Tillis weakness on insulin price tags

Even healthy people have "autoreactive" T cells linked to type 1 diabetes, shows study

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

Study shows flash glucose monitors help youth with type1 diabetes

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Early introduction of gluten may be an effective celiac disease prevention strategy

Auto-antibodies may explain why some people develop severe COVID-19

WHO plans to increase access to affordable, quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

Study reveals higher incidence of immunology diseases in donor sperm-conceived adults

Diabetic ketoacidosis linked to lower IQ scores, worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of falls

Researchers identify proinflammatory lipids that precede onset of Type 1 diabetes in mouse model, children

New intervention to help improve outcomes for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

Examining the role of endocrine system and hormones in COVID-19 infection

ACE2/TMPRSS2 not expressed in pancreatic islet endocrine cells

Negligible ACE2 expression in human beta-cells

Majority of U.S. COVID-19 fatalities had underlying medical conditions

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

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