Promising diabetes research news coming from Canada and Philadelphia:

Pediatrics researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and McGill University in Montreal have identified a gene variant that raises a child’s risk for type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes. As investigators continue to pinpoint genes contributing to diabetes, they have their eyes on providing a scientific basis for designing better treatments and preventive measures for the disease.

• New Gene Implicated In Diabetes
• Study: High blood glucose gets in embryonic cells via proteins
• Happy World Diabetes Day 2007!
• The Henry VIII syndrome–diabetes only for old and obese?
• Insulin Production Triggered by Protein (Pdx1) in Mighty Mice
• Drawing Diabetes - Diabetes Through the Eyes of Children

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 at 3:06 pm and is filed under Diabetes News, Diabetes Study, Diabetes Tech, Diabetic Health.
Tags: Diabetes Gene, Diabetes Study, Diabetic Children, Type 1 Diabetes Gene.
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