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A boy with Type 1 diabetes has rallied his schoolfriends to raise money and awareness of his lifelong condition.

It is 100 years since insulin became widely available, completely changing the lives of type 1 and type 2 diabetics. We look at the history of diabetes discoveries and innovations in the last century.

It's been a tumultuous year for Goldman Sachs, specifically for CEO David Solomon. But his adjustments come amid a wider evolution of Wall Street.

Igor Lacík is this year’s ESET Science Award laureate in the main category.

Frederick Banting and colleagues were awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine 100 years ago this week for their discovery of insulin

Frederick Banting and colleagues were awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine 100 years ago this week for their discovery of insulin

October 29th marks the 41st anniversary of one of biotechnology’s most significant milestones — the approval by the Food and Drug Administration of Humulin, human insulin synthesized in genetically engineered bacteria to treat diabetes. The first “biopharmaceutical,” or drug made with molecular genetic engineering techniques, to be approved, it launched a revolutionary era in drug development. 

Prof JJR Macleod was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 100 years ago.

The world will always be grateful to Aberdeen's JJR Macleod, who played a key role in the discovery of insulin, writes Professor George Boyne.

John Ivison is joined by history teacher and author, J.D.M. Stewart to discuss the strange death of Canadian history in our public life.