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Former Miss America Nicole Johnson with her daughter, Ava, who screened through Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet. Bethesda, Md (November 10, 2008) -- The focus of this year’s World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14) – Diabetes in Children and Adolescents – has particular urgency for...

"Diabetes Dad" Tom Karlya Hollywood, Florida (November 6, 2008) –- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) announced that Tom Karlya will be rejoining the diabetes organization as vice president, effective November 17, and will be responsible for...

Hollywood, FL (November 05, 2008) –- In recognition of National Diabetes Month, Salad Creations, VITAZEST® Water and the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation have teamed up to create a diabetes-friendly, create-your-own-salad meal that is available in Salad...

Chris Mischler is on a mission to transform himself into "Mr. T" to support the Diabetes Research Institute. Milwaukee, WI (November 2008) -- Until a couple of months ago, Chris Mischler, 29, was just a regular guy. Then, what innocently began as a diabetes fundraiser...

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D. Cherie Stabler, Ph.D. Miami, FL (November, 2008) -- Cherie L. Stabler, Ph.D., director of the tissue engineering program at the Diabetes Research Institute at the Miller School, is one of only ten scientists across the country to win the Type 1...

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...

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...

Miami, FL (June, 2008) -- Researchers from the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, have identified an important mechanism that helps the body regulate blood sugar...

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...

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...

New York, NY (May 2008) - - Announcing Izabel Goulart Appearance in Support of Diabetes Research WHO: Armani Exchange model Izabel Goulart, who currently stars in the Armani Exchange Spring 2008 advertising campaign. WHAT: Supermodel Izabel Goulart will meet and greet...

Bestselling author Brenda Novak with her son Thad, now 11, who was diagnosed with diabetes at age 5. (Sacramento, CA), May 2008 – As the mother of a child with type 1 diabetes, bestselling author Brenda Novak uses the creativity and vision she calls upon regularly as...

Image of islet cells (shown in red) engrafted in the anterior chamber of the eye, with the dense blood supply to the islets shown in green. (March, 2008) -- For the first time ever, scientists can view how transplanted insulin-secreting cells, called islet cells,...

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...

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...

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...