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News Metabolic markers could give clues for brain hypertension Tests showed women with Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension had a distinct metabolic profile, but weight loss programmes had positive effect on results
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).
11 October 2021 Milestone moment for the region's life science sector as construction on No. 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus gets underway Construction of No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) in Selly Oak is underway, marking a major milestone for the region's rapidly growing life sciences sector.
09 October 2021 Research to boost astronaut health for future space missions The University of Birmingham is launching two new major studies funded by the UK Space Agency aimed at solving the health challenges faced by astronauts during long missions.
13 July 2021 Partnership will create the next generation of researchers to transform global healthcare The Universities of Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham have launched a partnership training the next generation of leading researchers the skills required to transform our understanding and treatment of disease.