by Thania Benios For people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) awaiting an islet transplant, a single phone call could change their life. The waiting list for these transplants stretches on, and far too often only serendipity propels a patient to the front of the line. These transplanted islets hold the promise of supplying a patient [...]
By Thania Benios Since its discovery in 1921, insulin has been called one of the few miracle drugs, having saved countless lives from an otherwise incurable disease. Yet 90 years later, treating and managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is still a tricky business. Insulin, a hormone, is crucial to life. Without it, glucose cannot move [...]
By Thania Benios In the 19th and early 20th centuries, diphtheria, measles, and mumps were frightening household names. Each year in the United States, these illnesses struck hundreds of thousands of people, and claimed up to tens of thousands of lives. Children were especially vulnerable to the bacteria and viruses that led to such staggering [...]
By Thania Benios In this first installment of a two-part series, Countdown takes you on a tour of your immune system and how it can turn against your body. In the second, we will give you a panoramic view of how JDRF is propelling the search for vaccines that can reset your immune system and [...]
