JDRF Research

dlife is a proud partner of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. JDRF was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with juvenile diabetes a disease that strikes children suddenly, makes them insulin dependent for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. Since inception, JDRF has provided more than $800 million to diabetes research worldwide. More than 80 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and education about research. JDRF's mission is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

11.01.07 Study Finds Type 1 Incidence in U.S. May Be Higher Than Thought

10.01.07 Taking Antibody Orally May Help Block Diabetes

09.01.07 JDRF Industry Partners In Drug Development Alliances with Major PharmaceutIcal Companies

07.01.07 Tumor-Suppressing Protein Regulates Beta Cell Growth

03.07.07 - Glucagon May Add Another Dimension to Artificial Pancreas

08.01.06 - Protein Switches Partners to Change immune Function Immune

07.01.06 - Researchers Shed Light on Hypoglycemic Unawareness

06.1.06 - The JDRF Answers Questions on the Artificial Pancreas

05.1.06 - Researchers Shed Light on Cause of Blood Vessel Damage

04.1.06 - Insulin-Secreting Cells Produced From Unused Pancreatic Tissue

02.1.06 - Researchers Find Cause for Blood Vessel Damage in People With Diabetes

01.1.06 - Possible Mechanism found for Type 1 Diabetes Trigger

11.1.05 - Signals From Mouse Pancreas Show Human Stem Cells the Way

10.1.05 - Imaging Method Allows Researchers to Assess Islet Damage

9.1.05 - Antibiotic May Slow or Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy

7.1.05 - Drug Preserves Beta Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

6.1.05 - Researchers Prompt Human Adult Liver Cells to Produce Insulin

5.1.05 - Pigs May Help Relieve Islet Shortage

4.1.05 - Diabetes Vaccine to Start Human Trial

3.1.05 - First Live-Donor Islet Transplant Performed in Japan

2.1.05 - Top 10 Research Highlights of 2004