Type 1 diabetes

Rotavirus Infection May Accelerate Type 1 Diabetes in Mice

harminka — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:33:29 -0500

New research out of Australia suggests that rotavirus, a common childhood infection, may accelerate type 1 diabetes development in prediabetic mice. The findings are reported in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Virology.

Potential to prevent loss of insulin in type 2 diabetes

harminka — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:09:29 -0500

There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas die, albeit at different rates.

Boosting survival of insulin-cell transplants for Type 1 Diabetes

harminka — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:56:39 -0500

Researchers in Japan are reporting a discovery that could improve the effectiveness and expand the use of transplants of insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes. Their study is scheduled for the July 16 issue of ACS' Bioconjugate Chemistry, a monthly journal. Insulin-dependent, or Type 1, diabetes affects about 800,000 people in the United States.

Dietary adherence associated with glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:34:19 -0500

A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that adherence to prescribed dietary recommendations is associated with better glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes.

Hope for adults with type 1 diabetes

harminka — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:30:25 -0500

Research findings and innovative approaches offer the promise of new therapies and the potential for cures for adults living with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF's) Global Research Forum in Washington D.C.

Specific location of TRAF1/C5 gene associated with multiple autoimmune diseases

harminka — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:28:07 -0500

The TRAF1/C5 locus on chromosome 9 has been revealed to play a role in multiple autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to new data presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France.

Unique drug combination may hold key to reversing Type I diabetes

harminka — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:28:16 -0500

Promising results from a study that tested a new approach for reversing Type 1 diabetes are being presented this week at the American Diabetes Association's 68th Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco.

Weight gain may be healthy when it comes to type 1 diabetes

harminka — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:06:59 -0500

Gaining body fat may be a good thing, at least for people with type 1 diabetes, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Their study, being presented at the 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, followed 655 patients with type 1 diabetes for 20 years and found that patients who gained weight over time were less likely to die.

Cancer Center study links vitamin D, type 1 diabetes

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:06:47 -0500

Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. This association comes on the heels of similar research findings by this same group regarding vitamin D levels and several major cancers.

Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught red-handed

harminka — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:29:26 -0500

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.

Link between early consumption of cows’ milk and Type-1 diabetes

harminka — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:23:42 -0500

Researchers in Maine report a new explanation for the mysterious link between consumption of cows’ milk protein in infant formula early in life and an increased risk of later developing Type-1 diabetes. A protein in cow’s milk that triggers an unusual immune response appears to be the main culprit, they say. The study is scheduled for the June 6 issue of ACS’ monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

Studies test new approaches to islet transplantation

harminka — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:29:51 -0500

Researchers from 11 medical centers in the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Norway have begun testing new approaches to transplanting clusters of insulin-producing islets in adults with difficult-to-control type 1 diabetes.