Current Research into Cures for Type-1 Diabetes

Here are some bits and pieces of research, that I found interesting: GAD65 Not Effective for LADA GAD65 is one of the molecules targeted...

A year ago, researchers (Drs. Gitelman and Bluestone) at UCSF filed the paperwork to start a clinical trial testing Gleevec on people.  Now,...

DiaVacs Starts a Phase-II Trial of Dendritic Cells ( DV-0100) DiaVacs is a newly created company with a goal of further developing the De...

Data from 2 Year Follow up of R ituximab (anti-CD20) Rituximab works by suppressing a specific cell in the immune system, which is involve...

This posting covers two news items and discussion to go with each.  I'm about 4 months behind on blogging about current events that mig...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used to soften plastics. It has been used in many flexible plastics (such as water bottles, baby b...

Research topics ebb and flow over time.  I remember when my daughter was first diagnosed 10 year ago (was it really that long ago?) that enc...