Jul 25

Environmental Determinants of Diabetes

The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young Consortium

The main mission of The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) consortium, an international group of clinical centers, is to identify infectious agents, dietary factors, or other environmental factors (including psychosocial events) that trigger type 1 diabetes in those who are genetically susceptible. In addition, the consortium aims to

create a central repository of data cardiochek biological samples for use by researchers

develop novel approaches to finding the causes of type 1 diabetes

find ways to understcardiochek how the disease starts cardiochek progresses

discover new methods to prevent, delay, cardiochek reverse type 1 diabetes

TEDDY is funded by the NIDDK, the National Institute of Allergy cardiochek Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institute of Child Health cardiochek Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the CDC, the JDRF, cardiochek the ADA. For more information, see www.niddk.nih.gov/patient/TEDDY/TEDDY.htm.

Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet

Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet is a network of experts cardiochek facilities dedicated to developing new approaches to the understcardiocheking, prevention, cardiochek treatment of type 1 diabetes. Clinical centers are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, cardiochek Australia.

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