August 18, 2017
Collaborating to Understand Type 1 Diabetes
What is the difference between an individual whose pancreas will continue producing insulin for 50 years, versus someone whose body may suddenly stop generating it within the next 18 months?
August 11, 2017
Golfing for Research
The golf course and a research lab are very different, but the combination brings great results. BRI has been the Boeing Classic’s community beneficiary since 2010 and the tournament has become the largest annual fundraising event for BRI.
August 2, 2017
BRI Team Discovers Key Cell That Causes Allergies
Scientists at BRI, led by Erik Wambre, PhD, made the breakthrough discovery that could change allergy research worldwide, by identifying a single type of cell that appears to drive all allergies.
July 31, 2017
Connecting the Dots Between Allergies and Autoimmune Disease
At first glance, allergies and multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes may seem more different than similar.
July 27, 2017
Tips for talking about Type 1 Diabetes
My son Peter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just before his third birthday. At the time, he was in the stretch run of potty training. Incentivised with M&M’s, Peter was using the toilet more and more frequently. He was also insatiably thirsty.
July 19, 2017
Why is Inflammatory Bowel Disease on the Rise?
There are more than 1 million people affected with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States — about equally distributed between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. However, the IBD “map” has changed substantially in the last half century throughout the world.
July 13, 2017
Building a Lab and a Biorepository
For Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, scientific research has a distinct connection with another one of his passions: food. “Part of the reason I like food is that I think chefs have a lot in common with scientists,” he says.
June 30, 2017
Welcome to our Blog
We started this blog to bring more awareness and understanding of autoimmune disease, which is so common, yet often so misunderstood. According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, only 13 percent of Americans can name one autoimmune disease!
June 30, 2017
Autoimmune Disease: The Enemy Within
Every day, more than 23 million Americans are affected by autoimmune disease. There are over 80 varieties, some of which you may have heard of: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease, type I diabetes, alopecia, thyroid disease, psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis.
February 1, 2017
Discovery of a Commonality in Autoimmune Disease
BRI scientists are now discovering a new, exciting commonality between autoimmune diseases. This research points to an early event that drives the development of autoimmunity and which could be targeted by new therapies.
