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Clinical Trials Connection
7/31/09
Medical News Today
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide and the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 research, has announced that it has launched an on-line service for people with type 1 diabetes and their families to easily find information about clinical trials for drugs, treatments, and therapeutics for diabetes and its complications. The on-line service, JDRF's Clinical Trials Connection, will enable people to search the database of trials of the National Institutes of Health (including JDRF-funded trials) that involve diabetes cures and treatments to get information, make comparisons, and - if they are interested - directly contact trial centers. It is available at http://www.trials.jdrf.org.
7/29/09
Cincinnati.com
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide and the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 research, announced today that it has launched an on-line service for people with type 1 diabetes and their families to easily find information about clinical trials for drugs, treatments, and therapeutics for diabetes and its complications. The online service, JDRF's Clinical Trials Connection, will enable people to search the database of trials of the National Institutes of Health (including JDRF-funded trials) that involve diabetes cures and treatments to get information, make comparisons, and - if they are interested - directly contact trial centers.
7/30/09
Diabetes Technology Blog
JDRF has launched an online service to connect folks with type 1 diabetes to clinical trials related to type 1. The JDRF Clinical Trials Connection site gives you an opportunity to participate in trials that may lead to better treatments for type 1 diabetes. I know from participating in clinical trials at the Joslin Diabetes Center and for Dr. Faustman that many of these trials have problems recruiting qualified individuals.
7/29/09
A Parent’s Diabetes Field Guide Blog
I'm happy to announce that JDRF has put something together that can help you find and understand research studies that may fit your SPECIFIC profile. Here's what they say about it in their official announcement:
The on-line Clinical Trials Connection service is an online tool that provides information about and access to clinical trials – both JDRF-funded and others. Once you’ve registered on the site you can enter the type of trial you are interested in, how long you’ve had diabetes, and how far you’d be willing to travel, and the site will let you know about studies that match those characteristics.
Diabetes Research/Science
7/30/09
Forbes.com
Genentech, a unit of Swiss drugmaker Roche, said Thursday its macular degeneration drug Lucentis met its goal in a late-stage clinical trial, improving the vision of patients who have macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion. Genentech said patients treated with Lucentis had significantly better vision at the end of the six-month trial compared with patients who received a sham injection.
7/30/09
PrivateMD
Based on new research results, scientists believe a combination of insulin and vitamin C may prevent the damage caused by type 1 diabetes. Scientists from at the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center recently conducted a study which found that enhancing diabetes treatment with vitamin C supplements prevented blood vessel damage that often occurs in diabetic patients with poor glucose control.
8/2/09
Live Science
Meanwhile, the first prototype of an artificial liver was grown in a lab in 2005. UCLA researchers are working on a wearable artificial kidney. Scientists at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation expect to have a portable pancreas on the market in a few years.
8/26/09
U.S. News & World Report
An abnormal immune response to wheat proteins may contribute to type 1 diabetes, Canadian researchers say. Their study of 42 people with type 1 diabetes found that nearly half had immune system T-cells that overreacted to wheat. The researchers also identified genes associated with this abnormal immune response.
8/31/0
Health Day News
Using skin cells from people with type 1 diabetes, researchers were able to produce cells that made insulin in response to changing blood sugar levels, though not as efficiently as normal insulin-producing cells do. The practical implications from this study "are primarily research-related," said Julia Greenstein, director of beta cell replacement for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in New York City. She said that this study helps further at least two areas of research that JDRF is focusing on: developing a self-source for islet-cell transplants and blocking the immune response. Another area of research that JDRF is actively pursuing is the possible encapsulation of islet cells before transplantation so that they could hide from the immune system. "Our hope is that understanding all of these things will come together -- that once we've figured out how to make the cell source that we'll also have figured out how to block the immune response, but there's a lot of basic science one has to do to get there," said Greenstein. The good news, she added, is that "there's an incredible amount of exciting research that has the capacity to impact the disease in the long-term going on."
9/1/09
Technology Review
Modeling Diabetes with Stem Cells: Reprogrammed adult cells could be used to reconstruct diabetes in the laboratory.
A study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a way to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from ordinary adult cells taken from patients with type 1 diabetes. These stem cells then can be reprogrammed to produce all of the cell types relevant to the disease.
10/9/09
Science Daily
The report answers a fundamental question about the role of T cell entry and accumulation in the islets in development of type I disease, a disease that affects as many as 3 million Americans. The research appears in the October 16 edition of the journal Immunity. Dario Vignali, Ph.D., is the paper's senior author and vice chair of the St. Jude Immunology department. The St. Jude results contradict a widely held theory that only a small percentage of T cells that infiltrate the islets were actively involved in causing type I diabetes.
10/9/09
Healthcare Digital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes. The finding points to possible new strategies to halt or prevent type I diabetes. Working in mice, researchers demonstrated that to enter key areas of the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans, immune cells known as T cells must recognize a marker on the surface of insulin-producing cells housed there. T cells play a key role in regulating immune response. Once inside the islets, T cells trigger the inflammation that can lead to destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells. The result is type I diabetes.
10/10/09
New York Times
PEOPLE with diabetes often inject themselves with insulin at mealtime to help control their blood sugar levels. But a new, palm-size device may let them discretely inhale a dose of insulin instead of using a needle. A small inhaler and insulin powder created by the MannKind Corporation, a drug developer in Valencia, Calif., are before the Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval. The insulin powder, called Afresa, is inhaled into the lungs, dissolves there and then travels into the bloodstream, says Matthew J. Pfeffer, chief financial officer at MannKind. Dr. Poretsky was also concerned about using the lungs to transport drugs. “It’s possible for people to stay on insulin for decades,” he said. “The whole issue of exposing the lungs to insulin for a long period of time has to be examined carefully.” Dr. Gerald Bernstein, a New York-based endocrinologist who is a former president of the American Diabetes Association, agreed that the long-term use of inhalable insulin might carry risks for some patients.
10/13/09
KYW Newsradio 1060
One of the most concerning long term effects of having poorly controlled diabetes is vision problems. Over time, uncontrolled blood sugar can affect the vision and having regular ophthalmologic examinations is very important for diabetics. But there is good news. Many people are heeding this advice and the percentage of people with diabetes who have vision problems is declining.
JDRF News
7/31/09
Daily Southern Echo, U.K.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has enjoyed so much success and support since moving to Southampton seven years ago that the charity has had to relocate to a larger office. The south coast team has moved from their base at Ford Motor Company to 59a Leigh Road in Eastleigh, where they will continue their preparations for this year’s Walk to Cure Diabetes on September 27. Nicki Gerrard, JDRF’s regional development manager, said: “Since JDRF established an office in this area in 2002, we have raised around £1m.
8/31/09
Toronto Sun, Canada
Nick Jonas' Type 1 diabetes only makes him that more special in the eyes of young diabetes sufferers like Jenna Dick. Dick, 15, is about to start Grade 10 at Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto and has been living with Type 1 diabetes, aka juvenile diabetes, since she was eight years old. Dick was acting as an ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada outside the Rogers Centre yesterday before the Jonas Brothers hit the stage last night. It was part of a marketing effort by Bayer Canada to raise awareness about the company's Contour glucose metre, a product endorsed by Nick Jonas.
10/12/09
Weatherford Democrat, Weatherford, TX
More than $40,000 was raised Saturday at the first-ever Parker County 4-H 5K Run/Walk to Cure Diabetes held at Love Street Park. Rachel Donahue, executive director of the JDRF, said the group contacted her organization about putting on the event as their One Day project. “They chose to do something to show kids helping kids,” Donahue said. “We are just so excited for the outpouring of love and support from the community.”
Diabetes News
7/31/09
News 14 Carolina
Sen. Kay Hagan visited Wake Forest University's Institute of Regenerative Medicine Friday as she pushes for a bill she says would improve diabetes treatment in the country. This week, the Democratic junior senator introduced the Catalyst for Better Diabetes Care Act, which would create a national report card for the disease and require medical students to get more training on the treatment and diagnosis of diabetes. But Hagan said the main objective is education.
7/31/09
Daily Peloton
Jackie Crowell made history with her victory Friday in the Under 23 time trial at the USA Cycling Elite National Championships in Bend, Ore. In winning the 21-mile (35 km) race against the clock, the 21-year-old earned Team Type 1’s first national title. Jerika Hutchinson (Team TIBCO) was second, 14 seconds behind, and Rachel Warner (Charlottesville Racing Club) was third.
8/2/09
InForum, Fargo, ND
When Denis Register was diagnosed with diabetes at age 7, the people at the hospital showed him how to use a syringe to inject the insulin his pancreas didn’t produce. Now 66, Register can still feel the weight of responsibility placed on his young shoulders. The Fargo man has done such a good job that Elli Lilly & Company, maker of the first commercially produced insulin more than 80 years ago, has awarded him a medal and a letter of commendation for the way he has managed his diabetes for nearly six decades.
8/26/09
Journal & Topics Newspapers Online, Des Plaines, IL
My daughter could also wear a continuous glucose monitor that would give her a blood sugar reading every minute. This would help her avoid all the blood sugar swings and the unnecessary blood sugar highs and lows she deals with every day. She has lived without it until this point but there is not doubt her control would be better with it. It is an expensive device that some insurances have agreed to pay for because they believe the investment up front will pay off by alleviating unnecessary costs from complications in the long run.
8/26/09
Media Newswire
"Diabetes and Me" will air at 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 1 p.m. Sept. 6, 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 2 p.m. Sept. 20, said show producer Jim Randall of Communications and Information Technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The UNL extension program addresses the topic of how life changes for a high school athlete who learns he has juvenile diabetes. Robert Kreikemeier of West Point, now a student at Kansas State University, talks openly about his life with juvenile diabetes to an audience of young people and their parents.
8/27/09
WFMJ 21, Youngstown, OH
Type 1 diabetes used to be named "juvenile" diabetes because it usually began during childhood. Type 2 diabetes was called "adult-onset" diabetes, as it was thought to always start later in life. But we now know that these terms are not accurate. More children are now being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. And some adults can get type 1 diabetes. Onset of type 1 diabetes during adulthood is sometimes called:
- Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
- Late-onset type 1 diabetes
8/27/09
Daily Chronicle, Dekalb, IL
On Sunday, the Team Type 1 Triathlon team will compete in the Chicago Triathlon. It is the first year for the TriTeam and Matt Vogel, a veteran of the Team Type 1 Race Across America cycling team who lives in Lake Forest, has been busy preparing for a race on his home turf. Team Type 1 athletes have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Fundraising
7/29/09
Granite Bay, CA
Roseville-based communications holding company SureWest Communications recently announced its partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to host its 11th annual golf tournament, Tee Up To Cure Diabetes, Aug. 31 at Sierra View Country Club in Roseville.
7/30/09
WDBJ7, Roanoke, VA
Eight hundred Advance Auto Parts employees gathered to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Thursday. The company has been supporting the foundation for 15 years. This year, the goal is to raise $3 million. They're half way there. The biggest contribution will come from the sneaker fundraiser.
7/31/09
WWLP 22 News, MA
In October, thousands will step out in Agawam for the Annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. This year's co-chairs of the walk are UMass head football coach, Kevin Morris and his wife Rebecca. Rebecca, who has Type 1 diabetes, says the cause is close to their hearts.
8/27/09
WECT 26 TV, Wrightsville Beach, NC
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosted team captains for the 2009 Walk to Cure Diabetes Thursday in Wrightsville Beach. WECT's Jon Evans emceed the event and will also be involved with the walk itself. The walk will take place Saturday, October 25 at Mayfaire Town Center. Through the years, Wilmington's walk has raised more than $1 million for research toward finding a cure for diabetes.
8/31/09
Orange County Register, CA
U.S. men's volleyball gold medal winners Kevin Hansen, Riley Salmon, Evan Patak and Tom Hoff attended the fourth annual "KTQ" block party fundraiser to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The fundraiser, organized by Ladera resident Dan MacMillan, has become an annual affair on Lewiston Court to support 10-year-old Ladera resident Katie Lee, who suffers from juvenile diabetes. This year, the fundraiser has raised more than $20,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
8/31/09 Cleveland, OH http://www.examiner.com/x-19969-Cleveland-Green-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Walk-for-a-cure-for-diabetes-at-Cleveland-Metroparks-Zoo
The local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is sponsoring a Walk for Cure on Sunday Sept. 27th at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Local television reporter Maureen Kyle from WKYC Channel 3 and Disney channel actor Brian Stepanek from Suite Life of Zach and Cody will kick off the walk. Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a disorder of the body's immune system the system that protects the body from viruses, bacteria or foreign substances. The World Health Organization estimated in 2006 that at least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes; that number is expected to double by 2030. Currently, 18.3 percent of Americans over the age of 60 have been diagnosed with diabetes, costing the United States $132 billion each year for diagnosis and diabetes treatment.
8/31/09
Alliston Herald
Local cyclists completed their portion of a cross-Canada cycling relay to raise funds for juvenile (type one) diabetes research, arriving at the birthplace of Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin just north of Alliston. The cyclists were participating in Cyclebetes, which is being billed as the "biggest bike relay in the world." The event was spawned after Vancouver businessman Kyle Balagno promised his daughter Taylor he would do everything in his power to help find a cure for her juvenile (type one) diabetes before her 18th birthday. He had just six years. That commitment spawned Team H2V, a five-man team that cycled across Canada at break-neck speed in September 2007. They made the epic ride in just eight days and en route set a Guinness World Record and raised $800,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
10/11/09
WAVY-TV, Virginia Beach, VA
Hundreds of people showed up to walk Saturday morning at the Virgina Beach Oceanfront to raise money to help find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. Every year more than 13 thousand children are diagnosed with Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes.
10/10/09
Hingham Journal, Hingham, MA
On Saturday, Oct. 3, families from Hingham walked in Boston in the JDRF Walk for the Cure. Even though it rained, spirits were high as thousands gathered to support their children, family and friends living with Juvenile Diabetes by walking for the cure. Team Hingham, which is comprised of 15 families in town who have children with Type I Diabetes, walked together for the sixth year, raising just over $25,000 for diabetes research.
10/11/09
KOLO-TV, Reno, NV
For those diagnosed with type one diabetes, it's a constant routine of monitoring blood sugar and an increased risk of complication, like heart disease and kidney problems. But Sunday hundreds of your neighbors marched for a cure at UNR. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is working to find a cure.
10/11/09
Pro 8 News, Laredo, TX
Preparations for an evening of food and music began early Saturday afternoon at the Laredo Country Club. Members of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation helped put the finishing touches on decorations for their annual Gala. This year's event featured food and music.
10/10/09
The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, MA
The pair is part of Team Rocket, which has raised more than $270,000 for diabetes research by participating in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk-a-thon the past 10 years. Family and friends of Sellner and Lang and several other diabetic children have worked together to raise money as part of the team.
10/12/09
The Nevada Sagebrush, Reno, NV
Jadeen Young has participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes since she was a child, but this year was different. Until this year, Young, a 21-year-old anthropology major at the University of Nevada, Reno, participated as a family member. Her mother has type 1 diabetes. This year Young walked as a fellow diabetic.
10/8/09
Canada.com
This Halloween, help make the night more fun and exciting for the kids, and safer too! And on top of all that, you'll be supporting life-changing and life-saving research funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in their quest to find a cure for diabetes. Mackenzie Gartside, the JDRF North Island Family chair, is spearheading a pilot project fundraiser to sell Glow Bracelets and Glow Necklaces, with the idea that they can be given out in addition to or instead of candy when the children come trick or treating to your door.
