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Trial into weight loss drugs for treating blinding headaches
University of Birmingham and Specsavers will give trial participants regular eye scans to monitor optic nerve swelling associated with IIH
- Published: 6 February 2026
IVF study shows progesterone capsules linked to better outcomes than pessaries
Large UK cohort suggests differences in clinical outcomes between two widely used options.
- Published: 15 December 2025
Birmingham to establish leading facility to study potential non-hormonal contraceptives
The facility will operate as the Independent Centre for Evaluating Nonhormonal Contraceptives, with support from the Gates Foundation.
- Published: 9 December 2025
Lifesaving programme to prevent childbirth-related bleeding wins Times Higher Education STEM Award
University of Birmingham-led E-MOTIVE programme takes research prize at ceremony celebrating best in UK Higher Education
- Published: 14 November 2025
Researchers discover new way fat cells sense fatty acids to adapt their metabolism
Findings could inform the development of novel therapies for metabolic diseases
- Published: 5 August 2025
New study links increased risk of impulse control disorders to dopamine treatment
UK study suggests that patients with prolactinoma treated with dopamine agonists are more likely to develop impulse control disorders
- Published: 18 June 2025
Researchers given funding to explore stem cell-based approaches for cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
Researchers receive funding for proof-of-principle experiments investigating potential of cell replacement therapies for cystic fibrosis-related diabetes.
- Published: 2 June 2025
Three Birmingham professors awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
The Academy has announced the names of 54 exceptional biomedical and health scientists becoming Fellows in 2025.
- Published: 22 May 2025