Obesity Immunology Group
obesityimmunology.bsky.social
Obesity Immunology Group
@obesityimmunology.bsky.social

Research group based in Ireland focused on obesity and it's complications/treatments. Led by Prof Donal O'Shea, Prof Helen Heneghan & Prof Andy Hogan - based across Maynooth University and St Vincents University Hospital/UCD .. more

Biology 59%
Medicine 31%

Reposted by Helen Heneghan

🚨 new paper alert!!
Congrats to Andrea Woodcock on delivering this from during the depths of the pandemic! Thanks to @mary-canavan.bsky.social for the collab. Obesity drives dysregulation in DC responses to viral infection
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Obesity drives dysregulation in DC responses to viral infection
AbstractIntroduction. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, with over 1 billion people worldwide living with obesity. It is associated with an increased risk of
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New arrivals from X so thought we'd share our most recent paper where we show GLP-1 analogue therapy in people with obesity increases metabolic activity but only in those who loose weight - adding increased energy burn to increased satiety as a mechanism of action

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