Investigating low sun exposure and other possible early life determinants of type 1 diabtes mellitus

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/546425

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is becoming more common among Australian children. The project explores aspects of the modern child's environment that may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes. In particular it aims to assess whether very low sun exposure in early life is adverse. Low sun exposure may be adverse because sun exposure -derived vitamin D is vital for the developing child's immune system. We need to know what level of sunlight and vitamin D children need to prevent disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $342,795.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

autoimmune diabetes | child health | environmental risk factors | immune development | juvenile diabetes | type 1 diabetes | ultraviolet radiation | vitamin D

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