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  • The 20th Anniversary of the Edmonton Protocol

    March 11, 2019

    This day, 20 years ago, a person with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was cured. Well, pseudo-cured. On March 11, 1999, the Edmonton...

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  • Insulin Discovered Nearly 100 Years Ago: How Far We’ve Come and the Road Ahead

    March 8, 2019

    Incredible strides have been made since the discovery of insulin almost 100 years ago. Insulin formulations have improved dramatically, blood-sugar levels can...

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  • Tracking Oxygen Levels Around Transplanted Cells Could Help Build Successful Beta Cell Replacement Therapies

    February 25, 2019

    In a recent PNAS paper, researchers at MIT used a specific type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the oxygen levels...

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  • Stem Cells to Beta Cells for Insulin Therapy: One Step Forward by JDRF-Funded Researchers

    February 19, 2019

    JDRF-funded scientists have made a significant advancement in beta cell replacement research. Beta cell replacement therapies aim to provide insulin on demand...

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  • JDRF Drives Next-Generation Type 1 Diabetes Research With New Partnerships & Breakthrough Science

    December 22, 2018

    JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, announced today that it made progressive advances this year on its...

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  • Meeting of the Minds: JDRF Fall Beta Cell Replacement Consortium Convenes

    November 16, 2018

    The JDRF Beta Cell Replacement Consortium meeting, held last week in NYC, was an opportunity for the top minds in the field...

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  • Go Get the (Immune Cell) Regulators!

    September 20, 2018

    Shugo Sasaki, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, wants to make beta cell replacement therapies that are “immune” to attack....

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  • JDRF Top Advances Over the Past Year

    July 5, 2018

    At JDRF, we are committed to funding the development of new therapies to keep people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) healthier, longer,...

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  • JDRF’s Leadership Role: Top-Line Research at ADA’s Scientific Sessions

    June 29, 2018

    People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have to live with it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a...

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  • JDRF Heads to ADA’s 78th Scientific Sessions

    June 20, 2018

    Where do top scientific minds share the latest advances in diabetes research? The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) 78th Scientific Sessions convenes from...

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