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Joshua Levy (one of many)

@joshualevy.bsky.social
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Type 1 Diabetes Research, Oakland Roots Soccer, RPG Games, Software Development, and anything else I like.

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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I blog on research aimed at curing #type1diabetes and is currently in human trials. Here is my most recent blog: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/10/toli... #T1D
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
OPT101 Starts a Phase-II Clinical Trial This is a phase-2 trial targeting CD40 cells in the immune system. cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/09/opt1... #OPT101 #type1diabetes #t1d
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New blog on a new Anti-Thymocyte Globulin clinical trial starting. This is the most recent in a long line of studies: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/06/sab-... #T1D #type1diabetes
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SAB-142 From SAb Biotherapeutics Starts a Phase II Trial (SAFEGUARD)
Back in April, I blogged about a Phase-II study called "Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Verapamil Start A Phase-2 Clinical Trial" (NCT06455319)....
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New blog on a clinical trial aimed at T1D: #t1d #t1dresearch #type1diabetes #type1 cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-ne...
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Rezpegaldesleukin (or NKTR-358) Starts A Phase-IIΔ Clinical Trial on Honeymooners (RESET T1D)
A new clinical trial is testing Rezpegaldesleukin, also known as NKTR-358, or REZPEG, as a potential treatment to slow or stop T1D in honeym...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New blog on a combination therapy aimed at curing #type1diabetes. Both parts have had promising (but not breakthrough) results in the past, but hopefully combining them will lead to better results: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/04/anti... #T1D #verapamil #atg
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Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Verapamil Start A Phase-2 Clinical Trial
Researchers at the University of Florida are launching a new Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate a combination therapy for individuals recent...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
One page @OaklandRoots player roster, for your enjoyment while you watch a game: drive.google.com/file/d/1dGcg... (Available just in time for the @MonterreyBayFC so you guys will know the players you are playing against....)
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OaklandRootsProgram.pdf
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Another blog on a completed clinical trial. This one on natural stuff: omega-3 fish oils and Vitamin D. Safe and cheap. Too bad it did not work. #type1diabetes #t1d #Fishoil #vitamind cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/02/resu...
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Results From An Omega-3 and Vitamin D Clinical Trial In People With Long Standing T1D
Researchers at the University of Miami are exploring whether a combination of two well-known supplements—omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D—m...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This blog is an editorial where I argue that some recent progress aimed at curing #type1diabetes (#t1d) is so hopeful that we should start to focus more on that and less on everything else. cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/02/open... #sanabio #SanaBiotechnology #CRISPR #up421 #sc451
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Open Letter: Focus On Hidden Transplanted Beta Cells
An open letter to everyone who cares about research aimed at type 1 diabetes cures. I've been blogging on research aimed at curing type 1 di...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Another new blog. This research is being done in Poland. cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2026/01/ritu... #t1d #type1diabetes #Rituximab #CellTherapy
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Rituximab and Treg Cells Starts a Phase IIΔ Trial In Youth At Risk Of Diabetes
A new clinical trial is exploring whether two different immune therapies, used alone or in combination, can delay or prevent the onset of  T...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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. 😀)
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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.
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
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
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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?”
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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-...
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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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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.
American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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. 🙄
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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).
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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.
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Another blog! #T1D #TYPE1DIABETES #t1dresearch cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/10/immu...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
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
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I have started blogging again: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/09/avot... #type1diabetes #t1d #avotres #avt001 @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @thejdca.bsky.social
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Updated my @oaklandroots.bsky.social team program for tomorrow's game. Get it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1BfTP... ‪@rootsblog.bsky.social‬
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OaklandRootsProgram-2025.pdf
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
New blog on unfortunate news:, but research is about the good and the bad: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/05/diam... #type1diabetes #t1d #GABA #remygen
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Just saw a great production of the play "The Mousetrap" at #CityLightsTheaterSJ.
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Updated Oakland Roots Roster for tomorrow's game! @oaklandroots.bsky.social @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social @rootsblog.bsky.social drive.google.com/file/d/1L6io...
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OaklandRootsProgram-2025.pdf
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
New blog posting for #type1diabetes #T1D cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/03/tixi...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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...
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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.
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Blog on a new clinical trial for people with established #T1D #type1diabetes: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2025/01/deno...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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...
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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 ...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
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...
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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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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
New blog posting. Unfortunately, this reports on an unsuccessful clinical trial. #fenofibrate #t1d #type1diabetes cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2024/12/feno...
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Fenofibrate Is Unsuccessful In A Phase-IIΔ Trial In Honeymooners
Fenofibrate (also spelled Phenofibrate) is commonly prescribed for high cholesterol and high triglycerides. In 2017, it was the 70th most co...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New Blog Posting! cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2024/11/ence... #type1diabetes #t1d #encellin
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Encellin Starts a Phase-I Trial of ENC-201-CED (Encapsulated Beta Cells)
The company Encellin has started a Phase-I clinical trial to test ENC-201-CED an encapsulated beta cell product. Encapsulated Beta Cells In ...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
My best use of Spotify? If you like a song, search for the title and get all the cover versions and live versions and non-standard versions. It's wonderful discovering the many different takes on the same song. And it can introduce you to some artists you never new existed!
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🇯🇲Kim S.🇺🇸 | The Middle-Aged Minx™ | #BLM @yahwehsdaughter.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
From that Bird App, (but still very apropos...)
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
This is incredibly funny. You need to have the sound on, and be in a place where you can laugh really hard: www.facebook.com/watch?v=1564...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
New blog posting on a new potential cure for #Type1Diabetes: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2024/11/frex... #frexalimab #FABULINUS #T1D
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Frexalimab Starts A Phase-IIΔ Clinical Trial (FABULINUS)
There are two good reasons to test Frexalimab as a cure or treatment for Type-1 Diabetes (T1D).  The first is that it has shown some effecti...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
I'm not making this up! As the @OaklandRoots go into the playoffs, and penalty shoot outs matter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3cU...
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The Perfect Penalty Technique… (According to Science)
YouTube video by Become Elite
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
New blog posting on #type1Diabetes #T1D cure focused research in the news: cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-...
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The full story on "Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first"
If you've been reading news recently you might have seen headlines like these: Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first Stem Cell...
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
Had a great dinner at Zona Rosa in San Jose (California) and then saw a great "An Inspector Calls" by City Lights Theater company. Great evening! #ZonaRosaRestaurantSJ #AnInspectorCalls #CityLightsTheaterSJ
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Joshua Levy (one of many) @joshualevy.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
One page Oakland Roots roster / cheat sheet for the tail end of the season. Print it out and bring it to the game to know who is doing what. @rootsblog.bsky.social‬
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