Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research Changing lives and advancing knowledge through innovative metabolism, maternal health and hormone research
News New £30M research injection to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases Renewed National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre continue funds for developments around inflammatory diseases
News Professor of Metabolism and Inflammation awarded £828K British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship
11 September 2018 Leading University of Birmingham endocrinologist wins prestigious award Professor Wiebke Arlt has been named as one of just 13 endocrinologists from around the world to win a prestigious 2019 Endocrine Society USA Laureate Award.
05 July 2018 Perspective: Vitamin D supplementation in the United Kingdom - time for change Dr Wolfgang Hogler and Dr Suma Uday write for Perspective on how the use of Vitamin D supplementation in the United Kingdom needs to be reviewed.
02 July 2018 Thousands more women could survive childbirth with new haemorrhage-preventing drug The deaths of thousands of women from bleeding after childbirth could be prevented by a new drug which does not need to be stored in a refrigerator, according to research conducted in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.
28 June 2018 Tragic death of six month old baby highlights need for policy overhaul regarding vitamin D supplementation UK vitamin D supplementation policy needs to change to protect the health and lives of babies, pregnant women and dark skinned individuals, say University of Birmingham researchers as they today highlighted the death of a baby and serious ill health of two others due to a vitamin D deficiency.
24 May 2018 University of Birmingham academic calls for universal thyroid testing to reduce problems in pregnancy Universal testing for thyroid function in pregnant women could reduce miscarriages and negative neurodevelopmental effects for the baby, a University of Birmingham academic will argue in a debate at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting today.
27 April 2018 Review finds more effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth New evidence from a Cochrane review, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may be more effective than the standard drug currently used to stop women bleeding after childbirth.
12 April 2018 Three Birmingham researchers receive prominent NIHR health awards Professors Chris Buckley, Arri Coomarasamy and Paul Moss from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences have been appointed National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators.
11 April 2018 Birmingham Brief: Quality must be at the heart of 'universal health coverage' in maternity care Dr David Lissauer of the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research writes for the Birmingham Brief on how maternal health suffers from some of the most stark health inequalities.
29 March 2018 Excessive male hormones leave women with polycystic ovary syndrome at double the risk of liver disease, study finds Scientists at the University of Birmingham have found that increased male hormones result in women with polycystic ovaries having a two-fold increased risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
15 March 2018 Scientists awarded £3 million to investigate cancers that are resistant to treatment Scientists in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences have been awarded nearly £3 million from Cancer Research UK to investigate cancers that are resistant to treatment.
21 December 2017 Screening could prevent a quarter of hip fractures in older women Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in older women, according to new research.
29 November 2017 Breakthrough live-cell imaging studies could lead to innovative drugs for a variety of human diseases Research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham shows more precisely how G protein-coupled receptors, which are the key target of a large number of drugs, work.