A new review, published by Public Health England in advance of the government’s ‘Better Health’ campaign launched today, considers some of the data and discussions which have started to emerge around the relationship between obesity and COVID-19. Expert opinions on the review were invited by the Science Media Centre and include comments from our Director […]
Why some women don’t need pain relief during childbirth
In a study published this week in the journal Cell Reports, researchers from the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, have found that women who do not need pain relief during childbirth may be carriers of a key genetic variant that acts a natural epidural. Childbirth is widely recognised as a painful experience. However, every […]
Two new videos featuring IMS-MRL researchers
Downloadable artificial pancreas app We reported the launch of the world’s first licensed, downloadable artificial pancreas app for people with type 1 diabetes back in March 2020 – an important milestone towards full artificial pancreas availability for everyone with the condition. The decade of research resulting in this breakthrough was led by Roman Hovorka at […]
Opening avenues which explore L-cell function and may help develop drugs targeting the human enteroendocrine system
Research from the Gribble-Reimann group and published this week in Cell Reports has demonstrated the ability to label and maintain fully functional human L-cells in organoid culture. This opens opportunities to explore L-cell function and develop drugs targeting the human enteroendocrine system. Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) produce a range of gut hormones that have key roles […]
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