A Diabetes Researcher Forges Her Own Path to a Cure
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Dr. Denise Faustman, who has cured diabetes in mice, thinks she has a shot at curing it in humans.
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On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston.
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Scientists at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have induced human insulin-producing cells of the pancreas to revert to islet precursor cells.
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NEW YORK  - When a child develops diabetes,  it's critical to know if it's the type that requires insulin  treatment or the other version that can be controlled with diet  and exercise.
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A gene that could be responsible for as much as 20 percent of Type II diabetes cases has been discovered by researchers at the School of Medicine, Wake Forest University announced Monday.
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A protein in the pancreas of mice may offer insight into the mechanism behind gestational diabetes, a condition that affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women, researchers said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug has been  shown to combat the underlying cause of nerve damage that  occurs in people with diabetes.
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Over three decades, Bob Klein amassed a fortune by building and financing low-income housing. After his 14-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, however, he redirected his considerable political clout and business savvy. The longtime Democrat has since become one of the biggest private patrons of human embryonic stem cell research &#151; medical technology that many scientists believe can someday cure a wide range of ailments, including diabetes.
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One womanâs career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.
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With the Walk for Diabetes today in Portsmouth, the search for a cure for the more than a million Americans who have Type 1 diabetes comes into focus.
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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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A centre in Edinburgh is to develop human stem cell lines to help find treatments for diseases like diabetes.
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Medical researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered potential stem cells in the pancreas, a finding that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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About 80,000 people are expected to turn out across the country today for the Walk to Cure Diabetes. The walk is organised to raise money for research into type one diabetes, which affects mainly children.
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A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
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The University of Michigan Health System has received a $44 million donation to build and staff a research center that will take a new approach to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.