JDRF Draws a Winning Encapsulation Strategy
JDRF video demonstrates the differences between micro-encapsulation and macro-encapsulation A new video, “Sketching Encapsulation,” was created for JDRF’s FY2014 Annual Report. Albert J. Hwa, Ph.D.,...
View ArticleWell-Timed AP Technology Offers Peace of Mind in the UK
A JDRF-funded study at the University of Cambridge showed that an overnight treat-to-range device improved glucose control A recent JDRF-funded study at the University of Cambridge has found that...
View ArticleResults Announced on UVA Artificial Pancreas Trial in Six Centers
Monthly Mission Messages – June 2015 The post Results Announced on UVA Artificial Pancreas Trial in Six Centers appeared first on Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter.
View ArticleJDRF Response to CrossFit
At JDRF, we don’t believe diabetes is a laughing matter or something to be joked about. During the week of June 29, CrossFit posted insensitive images and misleading information regarding diabetes,...
View ArticleOne Drug’s To-Do List Could Grow
An osteoporosis medication could help restore insulin production in people with type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by an autoimmune attack on insulin-producing beta cells, but studies have...
View ArticleWhite House Honors Tidepool for Its Development of T1D Data Technology
New apps help simplify T1D management Tidepool™—a JDRF-supported nonprofit committed to reducing the burden of type 1 diabetes (T1D)—has received a White House Champion of Change Precision Medicine...
View ArticleDiscovering the Best Size and Shape for Beta Cell Replacement
Watch this: To learn more from MIT’s Dr. Anderson. Smaller Is Not Always Stealthier In a recent Nature Materials’ publication, Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
View ArticleMoving Toward Early Diagnosis
Population-based screening for risk factors could help change the course of type 1 diabetes Researchers have known for some time that the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be detected by...
View ArticleMoving Toward Early Diagnosis
Population-based screening for risk factors could be a game-changer for type 1 diabetes Researchers have known for some time that the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be detected by looking...
View ArticleStrengthen the Defensive Line
Gene therapy shows promise in stopping the immune attack on insulin-producing cells JDRF-funded researchers are using gene therapy in a promising approach to stopping the autoimmune attack that...
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