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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
13 July 2020 BBSRC grant awarded to purchase advanced research equipment Dr Dan Tennant, Dr Christian Ludwig and Professor Gareth Lavery have been awarded a 19ALERT mid-range equipment grant from the BBSRC to provide new tools for analysis of stable isotope incorporation into metabolites.
09 July 2020 Doing more with less: Sperm without a fully active tail move faster and more efficiently, new UK study finds A new UK study finds that sperm without a fully active tail, rather than hindering the cell, move faster and more efficiently than sperm with a fully powered tail.
21 May 2020 High doses of vitamin D supplementation has no benefit in preventing or treating COVID-19 Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.
19 May 2020 Birmingham epilepsy researcher secures prestigious fellowship Dr Wessel Woldman, Research Fellow from the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine at the University of Birmingham has been appointed an Emerging Leader Fellowship from Epilepsy Research UK.
12 May 2020 UK experts launch project with WHO offering insight into COVID-19's global effects on pregnancy An online resource bringing together research on the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on expectant mothers and their babies has been launched by maternal health experts from the University of Birmingham.
20 April 2020 First super-resolution image of tiny brain receptor could give scientists a better understanding of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Direct images of a vital brain receptor, 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, have been captured for the first time as part of a world-first study.
06 March 2020 Birmingham researcher awarded £1.68m to fund research in 'raised brain pressure' Leading researcher Professor Alexandra Sinclair from the University of Birmingham's Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research has been awarded £1.68m to fund research into intracranial hypertension.
20 February 2020 Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones The Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem has been awarded Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
31 January 2020 Giving some pregnant women progesterone could prevent 8,450 miscarriages a year, say experts Researchers at Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research say giving progesterone to women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could lead to 8,450 more babies being born each year.
24 January 2020 Researchers obtain 'high-definition' view of diabetes-related proteins Scientists have examined a key receptor for the first time at high resolution – broadening understanding of how it might function, which could lead to improvements in treating conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
13 January 2020 Transformative 3D printing approach established from insight into developmental biology Engineers need to get more creative in their approach to design and additive manufacturing systems by taking inspiration from the way humans grow and develop, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
07 January 2020 Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow to develop links between clinicians and mathematicians Professor John Terry has joined the University of Birmingham from the University of Exeter, leading the Centre of for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine as an Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow.