World first at-home test for diabetes proven to work
23 December 2023
A new study at the RMH has confirmed that an at-home blood test for diagnosing type 1 diabetes is accurate and preferred by consumers.
Common drug could help slow Type 1 diabetes
07 December 2023
A drug used to treat immune diseases could help suppress the progression of Type 1 diabetes.
Launch of Australian-first trial for young people with type 1 diabetes
11 July 2023
An endocrinologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is leading an Australian-first trial that looks at whether an insulin nasal spray, coupled with an injection, is effective in slowing down the immune attack that causes type 1 diabetes.
At-home screening shown to help prevent serious illness from type 1 diabetes
02 November 2022
In a world first, researchers from the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) have shown that a blood test for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes can prevent serious illness and hospitalisation in children.
The RMH partners with Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations
18 January 2022
A national diabetes research centre initiative involving the Royal Melbourne Hospital has been funded through a significant Australian Government grant.
The RMH researchers receive $1.8 million in funding for diabetes trial
15 September 2021
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) have been funded $1.8 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.
New research improves screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes
06 September 2021
Researchers from Melbourne have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes.
Study hopes to end stigma for people living with type 1 diabetes
14 July 2021
More than 4 in 5 people with diabetes have experienced stigma while living with their condition.
World-first clinical trial treating type 1 diabetes now underway
16 December 2020
Lucy Lee is the first person to take part in the BANDIT clinical trial, which began at the Royal Melbourne Hospital this month.
The RMH Endocrinologist wins 2020 Young Investigator of the Year Award
19 November 2020
The RMH Endocrinologist Dr Rahul Barmanray has won the 2020 Australasian Diabetes Society President’s Clinical Young Investigator of the Year Award.
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