Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR)

Changing lives and advancing knowledge through innovative metabolism, maternal health and hormone research

News

Lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth

A trial of a set of interventions to manage postpartum haemorrhage, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found a 60% reduction in heavy bleeding

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Cellular traffic controllers caught managing flow of signals from receptors

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Diet high in fruit and vegetables linked to lower miscarriage risk

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Steep rise for Life Sciences and Medicine in QS World University Rankings

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Research themes

Metabolism

Complex Obesity & Diabetes, Cancer and Immunometabolism, and Metabolic Neurology
Endocrinology

Endocrine tumours, Endocrine-related cancer and Steroid Endocrinology
Maternal and Reproductive Health

Conception and Early Pregnancy, Late Pregnancy – Maternal and Fetal Health and Global Maternal Health
Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine

A systems approach to basic biomedical research as well as clinical translation

Centres of excellence

WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health

Research supporting WHO’s programmes on maternal and perinatal health.
Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research

We are finding new ways to prevent pregnancy loss, and challenging misconceptions of miscarriage.
Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine

Transforming lives through quantitative biomedical and clinical research.

CEDAM

Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, taking research through from basic science discovery to clinical application.
COMPARE

A unique collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham.