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How BRI is Fighting Type 1 Diabetes

BRI researchers have spent more than two decades pursuing one of T1D research’s holy grails: a way to halt the disease before insulin production stops.
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Pinpointing the Connection Between Cancer and Autoimmune Disease

Scientists at BRI are exploring the links between cancer and autoimmunity–and BRI is building an infrastructure to help them make progress against both types of disease.
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Big Data Fuels Autoimmune Disease Discoveries

As gene sequencing becomes integral to BRI’s research, the bioinformatics team is being confronted by more and more data, and more opportunities to fuel discoveries.
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Discovering a New "Attacker" Cell in Diabetes

Using single-cell science, Karen Cerosaletti, PhD, and colleagues discovered a unique T cell that is very destructive in type 1 diabetes.
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About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.
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Developing an Immunotherapy Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

Immunotherapy to Cure Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers at BRI and Seattle Children’s Research Institute are making key progress in their quest for an immunotherapy that cures type 1 diabetes once and for all.
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Exciting Breakthroughs in Preventing Rheumatoid Arthritis

What does it mean when scientists say they want to “prevent” a disease?
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What is type 1 diabetes?

What is Type 1 Diabetes?

Frequent urination, dry mouth and unexplained weight loss are common symptoms of type 1 diabetes (t1d).

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