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7 September 2026
SVI research points the way to lasting benefit from promising type 1 diabetes tablet
A daily tablet that protects insulin production in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is likely to work best taken continuously rather than as a short course, new SVI research shows.
3 September 2026
Professor Louise Purton elected President of international society
Professor Louise Purton has been appointed President of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH), the world’s largest society devoted to experimental haematology.
27 August 2026
SVI researchers awarded funding to tackle heart disease in Friedreich ataxia
SVI researchers have been awarded US$250,000 from the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) to investigate new ways to understand and treat heart disease in people with Friedreich ataxia.
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