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Latest news and events

Research progress: immunotherapy teplizumab can delay type 1 diabetes for three years
Teplizumab, the ground-breaking immunotherapy underpinned by JDRF research, can delay type 1 diabetes by an average of nearly three years.
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Behind the Headlines: COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes
Professor Francesco Rubino is calling for research into any potential links between COVID-19 and a rise in type 1 diabetes diagnoses.
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Virtual Discovery Event - Sport & Exercise with type 1 diabetes
Join us on Saturday 24th April to hear more about managing sport and exercise with type 1 diabetes. Register for free today.
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100 years since the discovery of insulin - the breakthrough that saved millions of lives
The centenary of the discovery of insulin – one of the biggest breakthroughs in medical history – will be marked by UK people this year.
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Research progress: beta cell replacements in type 1 diabetes aim to end daily injections
Novo Nordisk partners on device that could replace the lost insulin-producing cells in type 1.
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Type 1 Discovery magazine out now!
Download issue 87 for research news, features, updates, interviews and much more
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