03-08-2009
What does diabetes look like?
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Etsuko Uno and Drew Berry are biomedical animators at the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute who create and produce short films showing the inner workings of different biological processes.
In consultation with Professor Len Harrison, they have produced a fascinating animation showing how insulin is normally produced in the body, and how its production is destroyed in type 1 diabetes. If you're someone who likes to see how things work, it's very well worth a look.
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The film can be viewed at the WEHI-TV website, or by clicking on the image above.
28-05-2009
Site update
We're currently going through the site and bringing all our pages up to date, so keep an eye out for changes over the next few weeks. We're also giving the site a long-overdue makeover... so don't be surprised if some pages are in different styles from others! Hopefully our new look will be a bit easier to read and follow.
02-08-2007
New INIT II website!
Have you visited the new INIT II website? www.stopdiabetes.com.au has information about the INIT II trial, type 1 diabetes, and lots more. It even has a link to the sign up site (though you can still ring 1300 138 712 to sign up over the phone). Drop in and have a look!
15-05-2007
TrialNet Sites Update
The TrialNet Natural History Study is now recruiting at 18 different regional sites around Australia and New Zealand, with more to follow - check out our list of TrialNet sites and find out who to call in your area!
23-01-2006
INIT II is here!
The INIT II Trial is recruiting around Australia and New Zealand, trying to discover whether type 1 diabetes can be prevented with a vaccine of intranasal insulin. We've screened more than 3,000 prospective participants so far... but need many more!
If you are aged between 4 and 30, generally healthy, and are a blood relative of someone with type 1 diabetes, you may be eligible to participate - call 1300 138 712 or visit the website to sign up!
21-04-2005
Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium in Conquest
The Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium was recently featured in Conquest magazine. Read the text of the article here!
4-11-2004
INIT I in Diabetes Care
The
results of the first intranasal insulin trial (INIT I) have been
published in Diabetes Care! Click here to read the article, or here to
view a selection of our publications in clinical research!
INIT I and Coeliac Disease
Did
you know that many people with type 1 diabetes are also susceptible
to coeliac disease? Click here to visit the Australian & New Zealand Coeliac Research Fund
website.
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