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News Remote controlled microscopes boost research capacity in Midlands A new collaborative network that facilitates remote training and access to advanced microscopy will expand and strengthen research capability and capacity in the region.
News Research to investigate how food intake is regulated could improve treatment of severe COVID-19 illness
04 March 2022 Remote controlled microscopes boost research capacity in Midlands A new collaborative network that facilitates remote training and access to advanced microscopy will strengthen research capability and capacity in the region.
28 February 2022 New initiative to prevent caesarean section deaths in developing nations University of Birmingham experts are leading a new initiative to help save the lives of thousands of women giving birth by c-section in developing nations.
23 February 2022 Non-invasive imaging could replace electrodes in epilepsy surgery planning A non-invasive imaging technique has shown potential in helping surgeons plan epilepsy operations.
07 February 2022 Research to investigate how food intake is regulated could improve treatment of COVID-19 illness Dr Caroline Gorvin has been awarded the distinguished Sir Henry Dale Fellowship worth nearly £1 million to better understand how food intake is regulated.
04 January 2022 Researchers reveal scale of prevalence of a condition that can cause type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure Scientists are calling for changes to healthcare policy following research showing the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumours that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
10 December 2021 Wiebke Arlt: The story of an inspiring endocrinologist The anniversary autumn 2021 issue of The Endocrinologist includes an interview with Professor Wiebke Arlt, Director of the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, about her career.
07 December 2021 CARE Fertility supporting miscarriage research CARE Fertility has generously donated £202,800 to support the miscarriage research led by Professor Arri Coomarasamy and team at the University of Birmingham.
30 November 2021 News-Medical | Using the contraceptive pill to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes in women with PCOS In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Weibke Arlt about her recent research into how the contraceptive pill affects type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS.
28 October 2021 Towards a brighter future for endocrinology research Professor Chris McCabe, Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, talks about the future of endocrinology research in the anniversary issue of The Endocrinologist.
28 October 2021 Leading diabetes social media influencers revealed New research reveals that Dr Abd Tahrani is featured as being in the top five most active social media users who participate in the UK's online diabetes debate and who has published the most diabetes related posts.
28 October 2021 Winner Joe Plater BTF Thyroid Cancer Research Award 2021 Professor Chris McCabe is featured in a British Thyroid Foundation news story about being awarded the Joe Plater BTF Thyroid Cancer Research Award 2021 for his thyroid cancer research.
18 October 2021 Contraceptive pill can reduce type 2 diabetes risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, finds study A study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).