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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) and partner Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced today that their IZOD IndyCar Series driver, Charlie Kimball (No. 83 Novo Nordisk Honda), of the Race with Insulin(TM) program, has gained the support of his fellow CGRT teammates across NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM, combining for a Race with Insulin(TM) Unites initiative. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...

American Diabetes Wholesale announced that they have become a major sponsor for the ‘Downhill For Diabetes’ fundraiser for the second year in a row. Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 American Diabetes Wholesale announced that they have become a major sponsor for the ‘Downhill For Diabetes’ fundraiser for the second year in a row. The event, held at Pico Mountain Resort, in Killington, Vermont, will take place on February 24, 2013. Beginning at 8AM, the day-long event...

-- Treatment being developed would use encapsulation to protect new insulin-producing cells derived from a stem cell precursor -- NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JDRF, the world's largest non-profit supporter of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), California's stem cell agency, announced that they are providing additional funding for the development of a novel stem cell therapy by San...

INDIANAPOLIS and ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- News Highlights: Lilly Diabetes donates $90,000 to the @AmDiabetesAssn 2013 #camp scholarship fund; six donations totaling $442,000 made since '08 Lilly Diabetes reaches 6th year of supporting @AmDiabetesAssn #camp scholarship fund with $90,000 donation, sends 90 kids to camp in 2013 For a second time in two months, Lilly Diabetes donates funds to support scholarship programs for young people with #T1...

BOSTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Roses have a new meaning this Valentine's Day for people touched by diabetes around the world. A group of diabetes advocates are harnessing the power of social media to encourage donations via their "Spare a Rose, Save a Child" initiative in support of the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) Life for a Child program, which provides life-saving diabetes supplies to children in developing countries. The initiative asks people to...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EpiVax, Inc. is pleased to announce a new Collaborative Research Agreement with Novozymes Biopharma. The collaboration will enable EpiVax to rapidly advance its Tregitope immune-modulating technology as a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases. When used as a buffering agent, albumin has excellent safety and pharmacokinetic profiles. Fusing Tregitopes to Novozymes' proven albumin-based half-life extension platform will create a...

JERICHO, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- She astounded millions across the nation with her voice and poise. Now, 13-year-old singing sensation and television reality show star Carly Rose Sonenclar will be the special guest at the 10(th) annual Kids Party for a Cure benefiting the cure-focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) (DiabetesResearch.org). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120405/DC83112LOGO) The family-oriented event has become an...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers have made leaps and bounds, claiming that they have created a cure for type-1 diabetes in dogs, paving the way for a human cure. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) scientists say they have shown for the first time that it is possible to cure diabetes in large animals, a huge step towards possibly finding a cure for humans. The cure consists of a single session of various injections in the animal's rear legs,...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers at Johns Hopkins have devised a way to detect whether cells previously transplanted into a living animal are alive or dead, an innovation they say is likely to speed the development of cell replacement therapies for conditions such as liver failure and type 1 diabetes. As reported in the March issue of Nature Materials, the study used nanoscale pH sensors and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines to tell if liver cells injected into mice survived over...

Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The findings, if confirmed in future studies, could lead to a role for vitamin D supplementation in preventing this serious autoimmune disease in adults. The study was published online February 3, 2013 and will appear in the March 1 print edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. "It is...