Diabetes research gets $14m boost

The federal govenrment has given the first part of its promised millions in research funding to the search for a cure for juvenile diabetes.

The federal government has pledged $14 million to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes. (AAP)

The search for a cure to help children with diabetes realise a life free of needles has got a $14 million boost from the federal government.

The funds, going to the most promising researchers in the field, will help more than 1500 young Australians with type 1 diabetes access new trial therapies.

It's the first part of $35 million the federal government has pledged to give to research sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.