Date Time New project to help tackle Type 1 Diabetes The Australian National University (ANU) has announced a new research project with Janssen Research & Development, LLC, aimed at improving health outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The collaboration was facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation. The project will focus on the development of new methods for measuring and monitoring disease activity. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that attacks the body’s ability to process sugar by destroying insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Researchers from ANU will test new methods of monitoring this damage, as part of the wider effort to develop preventive measures and therapies.