Fighting Diseases
DCRP-2018

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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Coping with Autoimmune Disease during the Holidays

Fourteen Ways to Cope with Autoimmune Disease During the Holiday Season

How to survive the stress of the holidays, including pain-free travel, healthy eating, supporting loved ones and fun new traditions.
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Trick-or-treating with Autoimmune Diseases

Tips for individuals living with autoimmune diseases to have a healthy, happy Halloween.
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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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Supporting Medical Research on the Golf Course

Gary Kerr and Tom Bonorden, Co-Chairs of the Boeing Classic volunteers, share a love of golf and a passion to win the fight against autoimmune disease.
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Getting Outside This Summer with Autoimmune Diseases

If you, a friend, or loved one is living with an autoimmune disease, check out our list of tips and tricks to take advantage of everything summer has to offer.
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Two Brothers with Type 1 Diabetes

What T1D Can Teach Us: A Sibling’s Perspective

“I was about six years old when my life changed completely. That was the day I found out Peter had type 1 diabetes.” A sibling’s outlook on his brother’s experience with diabetes.
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But when an Autoimmune disease impacts every aspects of life, every person in your life matters

Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Type 1 Diabetes

To the ordinary people in our lives, this one’s for you.
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I’m reminded that BRI’s combined effort to tackle the enormous beast that is autoimmune disease is the best strategy for beating them.

Living Well With Disease

At 4, she learned she had type 1 diabetes. At 12, she was diagnosed with Raynaud’s disease. Lauren was 16, her hair fell out in patches ̶ alopecia areata. At 18,she was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. At age 24, she was confirmed to have celiac disease.

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