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Report reveals Covid pandemic’s impact on people with type 1 diabetes

A new JDRF report finds almost one in two UK adults with type 1 diabetes believe the Covid pandemic is likely to have a long-term impact on their life with the condition.

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New £1.3m grant call provides significant boost to autoimmune research

Pioneering partnership brings significant new investment to confront the UK’s high prevalence of autoimmune conditions.  

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NPDA: "Dire" inequality among children with type 1 diabetes on access to technology

Children in England and Wales face stark inequalities in type 1 diabetes care, according to the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA).

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JDRF researcher John Todd wins prestigious award for excellence at EASD

JDRF researcher Professor John Todd has been honoured for his decades of work to make type 1 diabetes a thing of the past.

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New JDRF grant will help early career researchers explore fresh ideas in type 1 diabetes

Cardiff University researcher Dr James Pearson is the first recipient of a new JDRF grant designed to test new ideas and expand the horizons of type 1 diabetes research.

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