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Another Blog:
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/12/feca...
#T1D #type1diabetes #t1dresearch
(Reminder: this blog covers treatments being tested on people aimed at curing, preventing or delaying T1D, even if they are gross. 😀)

Fecal Transplantation Starts A Phase-II Trial (FACT-T1D)

The Fecal Autologous Capsule Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (FACT-T1D) trial is testing a new approach to treating or curing t...

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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

1/2 Research from the company I work for, SRI International, from the ABCD "Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development" project.
It is directly helpful to parents:

News: www.sri.com/press/story/...
Infographic: abcdstudy.org/wp-content/u...

I don't work on this project myself, but it is cool.

abcdstudy.org

December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

I like a little snark, and this is more than a little snark, so if you like #Fifa #Soccer #WorldFootball @SantaClara focused snark, this is for you:
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/05/f...
@oaklandroots.bsky.social @rootsblog.bsky.social @peterwbloom.bsky.social @jonathancomeaux.bsky.social

Kurtenbach: It looks like the Bay Area drew the World Cup short straw

Levi’s Stadium’s projected game schedule is a who’s who of “who?”

www.mercurynews.com

December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Just posted a new #type1diabetes blog posting. My blog focuses on research aimed at curing, delaying, or preventing #T1D which is being tested in humans now:
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/12/cnk-...

CNK-UT009 Cell Therapy Starts A Phase-I Clinical Trial

CNK-UT009, as tested here, is a one-time infusion of living cells designed to modify the immune system’s behavior. The idea behind it is th...

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December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑

@strictlychristo.bsky.social

American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.

November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄

November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

SF International Tea Festival was last weekend. If you love tea, you should go next year. www.sfitf.com
Sarah and I have gone many times. This years was especially good, with a wide variety of teas to taste, and an interesting talk on tea production in Viet Nam by annayetea.com (and other talks).

SF International Tea Festival

Learn about teas straight from local and global producers at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Free swag bag includes your very own teacup to savor tea.

www.sfitf.com

November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

If you care about the Oakland Roots @oaklandroots.bsky.social then I strongly recommend this discussion of last season and next season:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMjG...

November 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Another blog!
#T1D #TYPE1DIABETES #t1dresearch
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/10/immu...

IMMUNOSTEM starts a Phase-I Clinical Trial in Honeymooners

IMMUNOSTEM technology refers to using a virus (specifically a lentivirus) to deliver a new gene into cells, which will then produce a specif...

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October 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

My blog on good, but early, results from a JAK inhibitor as a treatment for type 1 diabetes.

cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/09/resu...
#t1d #t1dresearch #barcitinib

Results from a Phase-II Clinical Trial of Baricitinib

Baricitinib works by interfering with signaling pathways inside immune cells, to reduce inflammation and lower the immune system. It is par...

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September 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

I have started blogging again:
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/09/avot...
#type1diabetes #t1d #avotres #avt001
@breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @thejdca.bsky.social

Avotres Announces Results from a Phase-I Trial of AVT001

This blog posting reports on the results of Avotres recent phase-I clinical trial into AVT001 and the company's future plans for testing. I...

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September 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Updated my @oaklandroots.bsky.social team program for tomorrow's game. Get it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1BfTP...
‪@rootsblog.bsky.social‬

OaklandRootsProgram-2025.pdf

drive.google.com

June 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

New blog on unfortunate news:, but research is about the good and the bad:
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/05/diam... #type1diabetes #t1d #GABA #remygen

Diamyd’s GABA-Based Remygen® Unsuccessful in Phase 1 Clinical Trial

This clinical trial tested whether long-term daily treatment with Remygen®, an oral drug developed by Diamyd Medical, could help restore ins...

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May 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

This is my blog posting on #sanabiotechnology's very early results from one person. It is very promising, and I hope they are able to continue this research in more people. #t1d #type1diabetes
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/04/sana...

Sana Biotechnology Reports First Results For Islet Transplants Without Immunosuppression

This blog post reports on some news that I consider exciting, for at least two different reasons: first because it might be an early milesto...

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April 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Just saw a great production of the play "The Mousetrap" at #CityLightsTheaterSJ.

March 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Updated Oakland Roots Roster for tomorrow's game! @oaklandroots.bsky.social @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social @rootsblog.bsky.social

drive.google.com/file/d/1L6io...

OaklandRootsProgram-2025.pdf

drive.google.com

March 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

New blog posting for #type1diabetes #T1D

cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/03/tixi...

TIXIMED Starts a Phase 1 Study of TIX100

TIX100 is a protein which inhibits the action of TIXNP (thioredoxin-interacting protein). It is being developed by the TIXIMED company. TX...

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March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

New blog post on some new research aimed at curing #type1dibetes and is in clinical trials. #T1D #harmine #glp1
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/03/comb...

Combination of Harmine and GLP-1RA Completes Phase-I Clinical Trial (In Healthy People)

This is the most fun I have had writing a blog in a long time. It is not often I can blog about psychedelics and curing type-1 diabetes at ...

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March 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Draft Oakland Roots 2025 Program:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ai_e...
Front is a roster by number to keep track of players. Back is filled with media quotes on new players. Enjoy!
@oaklandroots.bsky.social @oaklandrootssouluk.bsky.social @rootsblog.bsky.social @theuslshow.bsky.social @usltactics.com

OaklandRootsProgram-2025.pdf

drive.google.com

March 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Please read @drewmagary.bsky.social's review of AI chatbots on @sfgate.com! It is, in turns, a general review of current AI chatbots, a really funny and snarky read, and some philosophical and insightful thoughts about AI chatbots in general. Worth every minute!
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

I tested DeepSeek against domestic AI chatbots to see if Nvidia is screwed

With DeepSeek shaking up the AI world, SFGATE columnist Drew Magary asked its competitors a bunch of dumb questions, and got very dumb answers.

www.sfgate.com

February 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Blog on a new clinical trial for people with established #T1D #type1diabetes:
cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/01/deno...

Denosumab Starts A Phase-I Trial In People With Established T1D

Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody, which is already approved for several bone related diseases and is sold under the names Wyost, Xgeva, Pr...

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January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

Just saw the San Jose's #CityLights production of #InLoveAndWarcraft. I recommend! It is a cool take on modern romance in the shadow of #WorldOfWarcraft. Great live theater. cltc.org/event/warcra...

In Love and Warcraft

Meet Evie, a college senior who’s a master at both online role-playing and real-life ghostwriting -- her side hustle is writing love letters for other people. But she’s navigating the complexities of ...

cltc.org

January 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social

My yearly summary of Breakthrough T1D's funding of clinical trials aimed at curing type-1 Diabetes. They funded 65% of the treatments currently in human trials. Huge impact; they should be proud. #T1D #type1diabetes

cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2024/12/jdrf...

JDRF Funding for a Cure 2024

Normally, sometime in October, I write a summary of all the clinical trials funded by JDRF. However, this year I didn't, which was a mista...

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January 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM