[Diabetes-talk] Fw: Diamyd Medical News

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that sounds like good news. Is there any online way to get to the 
conference?
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Fw: Diamyd Medical News


Diamyd NewsHi Folks,
    The following article provides information about a study that is working 
on an  insulin vaccine.

Regards,
Ed Bryant

Seattle, Swedish researchers working on diabetes vaccine
Are we close to preventing type one diabetes? A vaccine may not be far off. 
Researchers from Sweden are in Seattle this weekend to announce their 
findings on a promising new study.
Wendy Martin traveled all the way from Spokane a year ago so her son, Rylan, 
could be enrolled in a Seattle clinical trial for Type 1 diabetes. Another 
son also has disease.

"It's a hard way to live, it's hard in school, it's hard to deal with it and 
the vigilance it takes to stay on top of it, so I hope that we can save 
somebody else," said Martin.

Swedish businessman Anders Essen-Moehler took an even more ambitious 
approach when his daughter was diagnosed.

"I decided that as she got this disease, I could very well switch gears and 
start looking for a cure for her," he said.

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Seattle Sweden Diabetes Awareness Day

Essen-Moehler founded a company called Diamyd that is testing a vaccine 
based on a compound co-developed at the University of Washington.

"What we do is we give two injections of this vaccine and that will stop the 
attack of the insulin-producing cells," he said.

Unlike other vaccines that have been studied, this one does not suppress the 
entire immune system so patients so far haven't experienced side effects. 
The key seems to be early intervention.

In a phase 2 study coming out in the New England Journal of Medicine, the 
injections did not cure the disease, but stopped it's progression in newly 
diagnosed patients. The goal is to make it a preventive vaccine for 
high-risk children.

"So theoretically if you can just give it before you present with the 
disease, you should be able to stop it," said Essen-Moehler.

Seattle and Sweden both have higher diabetes rates and the next phase of 
clinical trials will be in both places.

To find out more about this and other research, you can attend the third 
annual Seattle-Sweden Diabetes Awareness Day this Saturday at the Bel Harbor 
Conference Center. It's free and open to the public.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Diamyd Medical AB
To: ebryant at socket.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:56 AM
Subject: Diamyd Medical News




      TV channel King 5: Seattle, Swedish researchers working on diabetes 
vaccine
      Diamyd's founder and chairman Mr Anders Essen-Möller interviewed on TV 
channel King 5.

      Please see attached link below to a TV interview with Diamyd Medical's 
Chairman Anders Essen-Moller, that was recently broadcasted in the US.

      See the clip here

      Web site: www.diamyd.com
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