DEMENTIA AND DIABETES
New clues into why people with type 2 diabetes develop dementia
New research may help explain why people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop dementia.
Stories tagged with 'Diabetes'
CANCER AND DIABETES
Cancer leading cause of death among people with diabetes
Cancer is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes in England.
Santa's smile list
10 times Imperial made us smile in 2020
This year has been far from typical, but Imperial College London has created some rainbows amongst the clouds.
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Future of Pain Challenge
MedTech SuperConnector partners with GSK Consumer Healthcare in new cohort
MedTech SuperConnector (MTSC) has partnered with GSK’s Consumer Healthcare team NEXT to support 13 early career researchers.
News in brief
Gene targets for obesity and wildfire research: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
CHAIN OF COMMAND
Super-connected “leader” cells coordinate insulin response in animals
New research into how insulin-secreting cells regulate responses to rising blood glucose levels could help us to understand how diabetes develops.
Diet evolution
Gene mutation to cope with modern diets may help protect against diabetes
A common gene variant, which evolved in response to cooking and farming, helps some people cope with modern diets by keeping blood sugar low.
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Positive inking
Could smart tattoos soon monitor your health?
What do you get when you cross an engineer, a tattooist, and a dash of creativity?
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Circadian Support
Brain’s 'support cells' help mammals to keep time
'Caretaker' cells which support neurons in the brain play more of an active role in circadian rhythms and animal behaviour than previously thought.
RESEARCHER ON THE RISE
Imperial diabetes researcher named as one of London’s leading health influencers
Dr Shivani Misra has been featured as part of the Evening Standard’s annual Progress 1000 list of influential Londoners.
