Type 1 diabetes Current Affairs, GK & News
First Drug to Delay Type 1 Diabetes
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Tzield – the first drug to delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes. What is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a chronic medical condition in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. It was formerly known as insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes. While it generally ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: FDA • Food and Drug Administration • Type 1 diabetes • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
International Diabetes Federation launches 9th IDF Diabetes Atlas
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released latest figures that highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes around the world. These figures were published on the 14 November, World Diabetes Day in the ninth edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas. It shows that Pakistan is now in the top 10 countries for an ..
Topics: Diabetes • Epidemiology of diabetes • International Diabetes Federation • Medicine • Organ systems • RTT • Type 1 diabetes • World Diabetes Day
IIT Guwahati develops an implantable bioartificial pancreas
The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have successfully created an implantable bioartificial pancreas model grown within a 3D silk scaffold. The bioartificial pancreas, which encapsulates insulin-producing cells, is capable of naturally producing insulin in a sustained manner. If successful in animal and human trials, it can be used for treating people ..
Topics: Artificial pancreas • Beta cell • Biomedical engineering • Branches of biology • Diabetes • Eli Lilly and Company • Endocrine system • Insulin • Medicine • Pancreas • RTT • Type 1 diabetes