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Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Supports World Diabetes Day

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Supports World Diabetes Day

Miami, FL (October, 2008) -- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is teaming up with TuDiabetes.com and DiabetesDaily to help get more than 20,000 signatures as part of a petition to ask Google for a World Diabetes Day Doodle. What is World...

Young Fan with Diabetes Gets Hugs from Nick Jonas

Young Fan with Diabetes Gets Hugs from Nick Jonas

The Jonas Brothers, (l-r) Kevin, Nick and Joe, have something in common with (l-r) Rene', Grace and Courtney Checchia; the youngest sibling in each family has type 1 diabetes. New York, NY (August 11, 2008) -- Hicksville’s Grace Checchia, a third grader at Dutch Lane...

Studies Test New Approaches to Islet Transplantation

Studies Test New Approaches to Islet Transplantation

Miami, FL (May 2008) -- Researchers from 11 medical centers in the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Norway have begun testing new approaches to transplanting clusters of insulin-producing islet cells in adults with difficult-to-control type 1 diabetes. The clinical...

Studies Test New Approaches to Islet Transplantation

Diabetes Reserach Institute Foundation Teams up with Honeytree, Inc

Hollywood, FL (May 13, 2008) –- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and HoneyTree, Inc., a top quality honey supplier with a 90-year heritage, today announced a new partnership that demonstrates the honey manufacturer’s commitment to supporting the cure-focused...

DRI Foundation Earns Back-to-Back Top Rating from Charity Navigator

DRI Foundation Earns Back-to-Back Top Rating from Charity Navigator

Miami, FL (March, 2008) -- For the second consecutive year, the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) has earned the highest rating available from the nation's largest independent evaluator of charities. Charity Navigator has awarded its coveted four-star...

DRI Scientists Improve Islet Encapsulation Using Nanotechnology

DRI Scientists Improve Islet Encapsulation Using Nanotechnology

Traditional microencapsulation (image left) created dead space between the protective coating and the islet. Nanocapsules (image right) conform to the cell’s outer membrane thereby eliminating this space and dramatically improving vital oxygen delivery. Miami, FL...

Studies Test New Approaches to Islet Transplantation

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Teams up with Swingdicator

Hollywood, FL (January 9, 2008) –- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and Swingdicator LLC today announced a new partnership that will help golf enthusiasts, from beginner to pro, improve their swing while helping to further research toward a diabetes cure. A...

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