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- Discovery of New Hormone May Impact T1D
The media has come alive, exciting the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, following the publication of findings of a new hormone in Cell on April 25. The previously unknown hormone, called betatrophin, was found in a mouse study to have the unique ability to promote the natural replication of insulin-producing beta cells. While media reports [...]
- A Numbers Game, or: We Are All Number One
Congratulations, kid, you’re going to Washington! Now what? By Reed Gialketsis (17 years old, Nevada) At this year’s Children’s Congress, 161 kids and teens will gather in Washington, D.C. But there’s another number that I think deserves attention―the more than 1,300 kids who applied for the event but won’t be going. While I’m [...]
- Spring 2013 Photo Gallery
- Workshop Explores Progress of Artificial Pancreas Systems
Leading experts from industry, academia, and government came together in early April in Bethesda, MD, to discuss innovation in the development of an artificial pancreas at a workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and JDRF. Artificial pancreas systems will automate insulin delivery and likely other hormones in [...]
- JDRF Capitol Chapter Hosts Research Summit
Shared connections to type 1 diabetes (T1D) brought together more than 600 people at the recent JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit held in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the JDRF Capitol Chapter, this one-day event was filled with informative, easy-to-understand presentations by top T1D researchers. Attendees had the opportunity to hear directly from these top [...]
- There’s Still Time to Make the Most of This Mom-ent!
HONOR THAT SPECIAL MOM IN YOUR LIFE Dear Supporter: As we approach Mother’s Day 2013, we’d like to invite you to join us in honoring that special mom in your life, while as we remember one exceptional mom who helped make JDRF the success it is—one of our founding members, Carol Lurie. Sadly, Carol died just [...]
- A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
I will control my T1D. My T1D won’t control me. By Amelia Rehrman 11 years old, Pennsylvania Hi! My name is Amelia and I am 11 years old. I am so happy to be a 2013 Children’s Congress delegate from Pennsylvania. My favorite hobbies include photography and blogging, so I am taking this [...]
- Final Voting Open for the 2013 Our Everyday Heroes Race Car Design Contest
Final voting is open now through May 28, 2013, 12 PM EDT! Do you share our need for speed in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research progress? Then vote for one of the 10 finalists in the 2013 Our Everyday Heroes Race Car Design Contest, hosted by Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD). From now until May [...]
- JDRF Convenes First-Ever Encapsulation Consortium
For people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), establishing insulin independence by implanting insulin-producing beta cells into the body would be life changing. But a challenge to this potential therapy lies in the body’s immune system, which recognizes the implanted beta cells as foreign entities or invaders and subsequently attacks them. Furthermore, the implanted beta [...]
- My Sweet Sixteen on Capitol Hill
T1D won’t take a break on my birthday, so why should I take a break from being an advocate for the cure? By Catrina Curtis (15 years old, Mississippi) Birthdays are the one day of the year when everything is about you. You can get away with being completely selfish, and you can get [...]
