In a study published in JCI Insight, Nadia Schoenmakers and colleagues first describe homozygous truncating mutations in an anion transporter SLC26A7, in children with dyshormonogenic congenital hypothyroidism (CH). CH, the commonest neonatal endocrine condition, results in neurodevelopmental retardation if diagnosis and treatment is delayed, prompting newborn screening for the disorder. Dyshormonogenic CH, due to defective […]
Announcing Directors Collaborative Awards for MRL post-doctoral researchers: a new award for MRL postdocs
Directors Collaborative Awards for MRL post-doctoral researchers Fund and purpose Up to £10,000 will be available each year (2018-2023) from the Directors Discretionary Fund for postdocs in MRL research groups to undertake small collaborative research projects that are associated with but additional to their substantive research projects. It is anticipated that several awards will be […]
Can a large meal detect early-stage diabetes? A potential new approach to identifying individuals with early-stage metabolic disease
A study published today in Cell Reports suggests that a large mixed-meal tolerance test may detect individuals with metabolic disease earlier than existing tests and allow better targeting of lifestyle and pharmacological interventions. As growing obesity levels begin to drive epidemics of metabolic disease, including type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the question of how […]
Getting blood glucose sorted while in hospital: the role of the artificial pancreas
A new study, led by Prof Roman Hovorka and published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that an ‘artificial pancreas’ (closed-loop insulin delivery) improves blood glucose control without increasing the risk of hypoglycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes in hospital. The trial carried out at two hospitals in the UK and Switzerland, involved […]
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