Diabetes vaccine to be tested
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A vaccine designed to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time. The Times newspaper reports that scientists will begin the trials on 18 patients with Type 1 diabetes
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.
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Drugmakers are working on experimental diabetes drugs using a novel mechanism to help flush excess blood sugar out of the body, according to results of small studies presented at a medical meeting on Sunday.
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A relatively new blood test for people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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A few diabetics have been able to give up their daily insulin shots after getting transplants of pancreas cells, according to the broadest study of this experimental treatment. But for most patients, the results fell short of the cure researchers have been seeking.
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Possible stem cells identified in the mouse pancreas could hold the key to new treatments for type 1 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada believe that the cells
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Human trials of a vaccine that might offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes are set to begin next year. Experts believe if successful, a cure for the most serious form of the disease could be available within a decade.
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By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 19--A vaccine that prevents any form of cancer has long been the holy grail of medical research. So, when one is found, of course many people will want to rush it into widespread use.
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Nerve cells in the pancreas may be a cause of type-1 diabetes in mice -- a finding that could provide new ways to treat the disease in humans, Canadian and U.S. scientists said on Friday.
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A vaccine to help patients fend of blood cancers could be a reality in the near future.
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Here&#39;s some hope for people who are at risk for Type 1 Diabetes: A vaccine to fight the disease is about to be tested on humans for the first time.
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Scientists next month will reportedly begin human testing of a vaccine to combat a possible flu pandemic that experts have warned could kill as many as 7 million people.
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British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reported a &quot;breakthrough&quot; in trials of a vaccine to combat a lethal strain of bird flu in humans.
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A world-class research facility to try to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes is under way at the University of Michigan following a $44-million gift from a former Michigan couple.
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Millions of diabetics may one day be relieved from having to inject themselves with insulin, a new study suggests. Researchers have identified cells in the pancreas of mice that are capable of generating insulin
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Scientists have taken an important step towards developing an effective malaria vaccine, announcing in today&#39;s edition of the Lancet that a candidate vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will protect a significant number of children.
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GlaxoSmithKline may be able to produce a vaccine in mass quantities to protect humans from bird flu by next year, the drugmaker said Wednesday following encouraging results from a clinical trial.