Recent Discoveries by Webb-Waring Investigators Diabetes Predictor: CD40 T cells which are elevated and cause diabetes in mice are also elevated in humans with diabetes (presented at Keystone, Boston and San Francisco Scientific meetings). ARDS Therapy: Insulin decreases hyperglycemia and lung inflammation in ARDS (presented and won Critical Care Research Award in Carmel, California in 2006). New Aging Markers: Complete genetic analysis done on the "WWAJ Rat" - e.g. ferritin is increased (to be presented at Ellison Conference in Wood's Hole in August) Lung Cancer Therapy: Vitamin E variant prevents cis-platinum renal toxicity. Breast Cancer Metastasis: There are two populations of breast cancer cells. TGFb responsive cells metastasize while TGFb unresponsive cells do not.