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Coronavirus and children with T1DOur co-director Professor Liz Davis spoke to JDRF Australia to answer COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes questions.
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Unlike type 2 diabetes which is potentially preventable, type 1 is a non-preventable disease - currently, its exact cause is not known and there is no cure.
Read about the Research Focus Area Leads at the Children's Diabetes Centre.
Many of the Centre's researchers have been responsible for discovering and contributing to real game-changers, making a difference to children with diabetes.
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WA Government to support research providing early and equitable access to the best diabetes technology for all children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetesResearchers from the Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre, a JDRF Global Centre of Excellence, have been awarded funding through the WA Child Research Fund (WACRF) to undertake research that aims to remove barriers and provide access to the most effective diabetes technologies for all children newly
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Honours/Masters scholarship - now openWe provide opportunities for integrated research and clinical projects and scholarships are granted on a competitive basis to outstanding candidates.
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From Diagnosis to Consumer Representative – Danae’s journey to making a differenceRecognising the signs of type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be tricky. Often put down to growing pains, a virus or “something going around”, a diagnosis can take some time if children aren’t severely sick and attend an emergency department.
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Major funding to transform diabetes managementCongratulations to Professor Liz Davis and her team at the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, who have received significant digital health grants through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.
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JDRF Type One SummitThe Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre were invited to attend this year's JDRF Type One Summit in Sydney where the T1D community came together to "share knowledge and gain strength and inspiration from others in the T1D community - JDRF Australia"
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DiabHQ and the patient portalThe Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre has recently commenced an exciting new project to integrate diabetes data from many different sources so that it can be used more effectively to help people living with diabetes. The DiabHQ project will bring together data that is currently housed in many sep