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Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Ph.D.
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August 01, 2008
When the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) launched their prestigious Scholar Award back in 2006, little did we know that three of our faculty members would be among the first honored. Jeffrey Bluestone PhD was recently awarded...
July 24, 2008
Mark Anderson, MD, PhD and his lab at UCSF have been examining the genetic control of autoimmune diseases to better understand how the body recognizes self from non-self – and why the body attacks its own insulin-producing beta cells in type 1 diabetes.
July 24, 2008
Previous research has defined diabetes distress as a condition where patients become stressed about being able to manage their disease, obtaining the support they need, managing the emotional burden of diabetes, and accessing needed care.
July 11, 2008
A new educational website for type 2 diabetes, launched July 2nd, 2008, provides critically important diabetes education for individuals with diabetes and their family members. Joining the revised type 1 website...
June 25, 2008
In the United States, Western Europe and developing countries, type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. It is now understood that the disease is part of a larger complex of disorders termed the "metabolic syndrome"...
April 02, 2008
Even the popular press is excited about recent developments involving anti-CD3, a potential type 1 therapy with strong ties to UCSF. In a recent issue of FORBES Magazine...

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