<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Following excerpted as cited. Thes new grant pool is separate from one specifically focued on a cure for autoimmune diabetes. (For more details on diabetes funding, see the JDF WEB site: http://www.jdfcure.org.) Kemp Randolph Long Island ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Juvenile Diabetes Foundation--Government Relations The JDF Washington Report Vol. I, No. 11, October 21, 1998 · Final Budget Deal Confirms Largest Budget Increase in NIH History; ...... We are also delighted to report that the bill includes a special $30 million initiative focused on research into autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes. JDF supported this research initiative because it will focus cross-institute research into autoimmune diseases. The report accompanying the budget bill states: "Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and lupus affect millions of Americans and disproportionately affect women and minorities. It is believed that enhanced research in this area holds the potential to cure and prevent many diseases. In addition, more needs to be known about the specific environmental agents that are causing the onset of the disease, genetic susceptibility, and how the body regulates the autoimmune response. Therefore, NIAID [an institute within NIH] is strongly urged to expand its research efforts to capitalize on recent discoveries of autoimmune reactions and newly developed treatments that can suppress immune responses without toxic side effects_" ----------------------------------------------------------- <[log in to unmask]> -----------------------------------------------------------