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JDRF has now rebranded to Breakthrough T1D. Our name has changed, our mission has not.
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Sana Biotechnology, a US-based biotech company, has released clinical data showing that the first person receiving engineered islets from deceased donors is now producing insulin without the need for immunosuppressive drugs.
Our highlights from a year full of breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research and advocacy.
We’ve awarded four new grants to UK researchers to help improve lives and develop cures for people living with type 1 diabetes.
The fifth Sugarplum Dinner, hosted by Jubie Wigan saw supporters come together to help fund our mission to cure type 1 diabetes and make everyday life better for everyone who faces it.
Actor Rhea Norwood has been announced as the newest ambassador for Breakthrough T1D.
The framework aims to encourage UK researchers to consider different sexes (biological attributes) and genders (roles, behaviours and identity in society) to address gaps in health data.
Our Access for All report, launched today, highlights how far we’ve come with advancements in diabetes technology, but shows that many people still face barriers when trying to access T1D technology.
Professor David Baker, a Breakthrough T1D-funded researcher at the University of Washington, has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Breakthrough T1D will continue JDRF's journey, accelerating breakthroughs in research, breakthroughs in access to treatments, and bringing the T1D community together to help everyone make their own personal breakthroughs.
A new study, which we helped conduct, reveals the most important unanswered questions about type 1 diabetes, based on the priorities of adults in the UK and Ireland.
When given to mice and pigs with type 1 diabetes, a new type of oral insulin developed with JDRF funding detects rising blood glucose and quickly lowers it to a safe level without causing hypos.
New research finds that ustekinumab, a drug commonly used to treat psoriasis, may help children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes keep making insulin for longer.
New international guidance detailing how to monitor and support people with early-stage type 1 diabetes (T1D) has the potential to reduce the trauma associated with being diagnosed with T1D, enable people to access the latest treatments to delay the need for insulin therapy, and reduce long-term health complications.
JDRF ambassador James Norton will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story this Diabetes Awareness Week to help young children understand type 1 and how it can be managed
The leading global type 1 diabetes charity, JDRF International (JDRF) is proud to unveil its new brand and name, Breakthrough T1D. The new name embodies its mission to cure and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D), while supporting everyone who lives with the condition.
Medtronic Diabetes have announced they are funding the biopharmaceutical company Arecor Therapeutics to develop a novel, highly concentrated, thermostable insulin, which will be specialised for use in implantable insulin pumps.
The award recognises Professor Dayan’s remarkable accomplishments in type 1 diabetes research.
Two siblings who have unique changes in a key gene have given researchers new insights that could help lead to innovative new treatments in type 1 diabetes.
JDRF and Digibete have teamed up to create Coping with Diabetes, a new interactive support tool to help children and young people with type 1 look after their mental health and wellbeing.
A new test by Randox, developed with JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Exeter, is the first in the world to use genetics to quickly identify who is at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
A transplant of stem cells grown into pancreatic islets has allowed a primate with type 1 to make its own insulin again.
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease in the UK, so we've joined forces with Diabetes UK, and Kidney Research UK to identify the research gaps and care needs in the field.
JDRF and the Helmsley Charitable Trust have announced over £1.5 million in joint funding for five international researchers – including one UK-based researcher – to access unique data sources and unravel how type 1 diabetes develops, with the goal of preventing the condition.
We wrote to the producers of the hit BBC show after they broadcast jokes about type 1 diabetes.
Researchers have developed a new oral insulin that travels in an inactive state to the liver and is only activated by rising blood glucose levels.
Parliamentary Inquiry chaired by our Global Health Ambassador, Rt. Hon Theresa May MP and Sir George Howarth MP, highlights the risks of type 1 diabetes-related eating disorders (T1DE).
We could be one step closer to replacing the need for regular insulin injections in people living with type 1 diabetes, thanks to Breakthrough T1D UK-funded research in Australia published this week in the Nature journal.
Last night JDRF teamed up with the Royal Osteoporosis Society to host a charity carol concert at St Paul’s Cathedral. The event featured a lineup of familiar faces, including The Rt. Hon Theresa May MP and Derrick Evans MBE.
In an historic advancement in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) today approves hybrid closed loop for the majority of people living with type 1 diabetes in England and Wales.
EDENT1FI aims to develop a population screening programme for type 1, revolutionising how the condition is diagnosed and managed.
It's been an incredible year for advancements in type 1 diabetes research and treatments. We take a look at the progress we made in 2023, funded by you, our supporters.
We support the introduction of dedicated sex and gender policies in UK research, which will encourage scientists to think about sex and/or gender in their research.
The newest member of our innovative autoimmune research initiative, Connect Immune Research, is Juvenile Arthritis Research.
World-first clinical trial finds drug can suppress progression of type 1 diabetes in people newly diagnosed
The research, which was co-funded by JDRF, reveals that drugs that target the immune system offer very effective and rapid improvements in stabilising blood sugar levels, often within just three months.
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