USF awarded four-year, $69.9 million NIH grant to continue type 1 diabetes research

(University of South Florida (USF Health)) The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environment Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) consortium. TEDDY is the largest multicenter prospective study of young children with genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D). The extended project will incorporate viral biomarkers to help explain how viruses may trigger or contribute to the disease process.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news