Most people know of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but not all know how their causes differ. We asked Dr. Rodica Busui, the president of Medicine and Science at the American Diabetes Association. Here’s ...

The cause of type 1 diabetes remains unknown and is a central focus of Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis and others in his field hoping to find new ways to help 1.6 million ...

For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. The new ...

Despite decades of acknowledging that a loss of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells is central to the disorder now referred to as type 1 diabetes, the specific roles for genetic susceptibility ...

As a young pitcher coming up in the Yankees organization, Michael King knew he wanted to use his platform to make a ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects blood sugar levels. While the exact cause is unknown, environmental factors, such as infections, likely play a role. Diabetes is ...

It's the ninth leading cause of death, responsible for more than 1 million deaths each year. Cases of type 2 diabetes are increasing faster in developed countries such as the U.S. and Western Europe.

Namely, "If you were to pursue three things – find out what causes Type 1 diabetes, identify a means to predict … years before symptomatic onset those destined to develop the disease ...

There are several types of diabetes but the most common are type 1 and type 2. But have heard of Diabetes type 1.5? Known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), diabetes type 1.5 has ...