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Next week on BBC Radio 4 and BBC sounds (for the rest of the world), The Hunger Game, the rise and rise of weight loss drugs. #obesityisnotachoice
February 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Next week on BBC Radio 4 and BBC sounds (for the rest of the world), The Hunger Game, the rise and rise of weight loss drugs. #obesityisnotachoice
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Starting on 9 Feb - BBC Radio 4's The Hunger Game is a 5 part series presented by Prof @gilesyeo.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, exploring the GLP-1 weight loss drug revolution - their development, the latest research and the marketing strategy behind them.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Hunger Game
A series exploring the weight loss drug revolution. Presented by Professor Giles Yeo.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Starting on 9 Feb - BBC Radio 4's The Hunger Game is a 5 part series presented by Prof @gilesyeo.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social, exploring the GLP-1 weight loss drug revolution - their development, the latest research and the marketing strategy behind them.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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My thoughts on the importance of science communication surrounding the new obesity drugs www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My thoughts on the importance of science communication surrounding the new obesity drugs www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Today is World Diabetes Day & our Brief Interval podcast series ends with Dr Charlotte Boughton discussing the use of automated insulin delivery systems, that aim to impreove outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes.
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today is World Diabetes Day & our Brief Interval podcast series ends with Dr Charlotte Boughton discussing the use of automated insulin delivery systems, that aim to impreove outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes.
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
Charlotte is a Clinical Researcher @ims-mrl.bsky.social
Listen – buff.ly/zJrvFRo
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The access crisis in NHS dentistry was made in Westminster.
Choices made at the Treasury mean practices are now delivering NHS care at a loss.
But no health professional can work this way.
Join over 90,000 and say it's time for change. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Choices made at the Treasury mean practices are now delivering NHS care at a loss.
But no health professional can work this way.
Join over 90,000 and say it's time for change. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The access crisis in NHS dentistry was made in Westminster.
Choices made at the Treasury mean practices are now delivering NHS care at a loss.
But no health professional can work this way.
Join over 90,000 and say it's time for change. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Choices made at the Treasury mean practices are now delivering NHS care at a loss.
But no health professional can work this way.
Join over 90,000 and say it's time for change. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Congratulations to Dr @cabannon.bsky.social on being awarded a £65,000 Kathleen Harper award from the BMA Foundation for Medical Research to further develop his research into the role of the gut hormone INSL5, in patients with chronic diarrhoea.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Congratulations to Dr @cabannon.bsky.social on being awarded a £65,000 Kathleen Harper award from the BMA Foundation for Medical Research to further develop his research into the role of the gut hormone INSL5, in patients with chronic diarrhoea.
www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-winner...
www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-winner...
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In a paper just published in Nature Medicine, we characterised the largest cohort of people with loss-of-function mutations in the Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene.
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Obesity due to MC4R deficiency is associated with reduced cholesterol, triglycerides and cardiovascular disease risk - Nature Medicine
The authors explore the impact of MC4R deficiency on lipid metabolism in humans, based on two large cohorts. Findings indicate that individuals with obesity due to MC4R deficiency have lower cholester...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In a paper just published in Nature Medicine, we characterised the largest cohort of people with loss-of-function mutations in the Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene.
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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We have a potential MRC iCASE PhD with AstraZeneca using mass spectrometric techniques to identify the destination organs of endogenous and exogenous peptide hormones. This should be a really interesting PhD, using both ours and AstraZeneca's expertise and mass spectrometry instrumentation.
September 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We have a potential MRC iCASE PhD with AstraZeneca using mass spectrometric techniques to identify the destination organs of endogenous and exogenous peptide hormones. This should be a really interesting PhD, using both ours and AstraZeneca's expertise and mass spectrometry instrumentation.
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Looking for reliable, high-quality biological sample processing and storage services?
The MRC Epidemiology Unit BioRepository has a dedicated team & state-of-the-art facilities at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Research Park.
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The MRC Epidemiology Unit BioRepository has a dedicated team & state-of-the-art facilities at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Research Park.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking for reliable, high-quality biological sample processing and storage services?
The MRC Epidemiology Unit BioRepository has a dedicated team & state-of-the-art facilities at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Research Park.
📨 For a quote: BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
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The MRC Epidemiology Unit BioRepository has a dedicated team & state-of-the-art facilities at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Research Park.
📨 For a quote: BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
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Here at #endo2025 in San Francisco to speak about mapping feeding circuits in the human brain #obesityisnotachoice
July 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here at #endo2025 in San Francisco to speak about mapping feeding circuits in the human brain #obesityisnotachoice
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Played at Wolfson College’s Cambridge 60th anniversary party last night!! What a fab gig! Happy birthday Wolfson!
June 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Played at Wolfson College’s Cambridge 60th anniversary party last night!! What a fab gig! Happy birthday Wolfson!
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📢 Now published:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.....
Since the preprint, we replicated 9 of 14 traits in All of Us & showed that #pwME with PEM-like symptoms have stronger biomarker differences.
bsky.app/profile/cgat...
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.....
Since the preprint, we replicated 9 of 14 traits in All of Us & showed that #pwME with PEM-like symptoms have stronger biomarker differences.
bsky.app/profile/cgat...
June 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
📢 Now published:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.....
Since the preprint, we replicated 9 of 14 traits in All of Us & showed that #pwME with PEM-like symptoms have stronger biomarker differences.
bsky.app/profile/cgat...
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.....
Since the preprint, we replicated 9 of 14 traits in All of Us & showed that #pwME with PEM-like symptoms have stronger biomarker differences.
bsky.app/profile/cgat...
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In the second episode of the FOODCastS series from FOODPaths, Prof. Nita Forouhi discusses Planetary Health Diet and her work as a member of the EAT Lancet Commission.
Listen - buff.ly/S2FCUYH
Listen - buff.ly/S2FCUYH
June 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In the second episode of the FOODCastS series from FOODPaths, Prof. Nita Forouhi discusses Planetary Health Diet and her work as a member of the EAT Lancet Commission.
Listen - buff.ly/S2FCUYH
Listen - buff.ly/S2FCUYH
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For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.
June 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.
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Anyone interested in using mass spectrometry to identify and quantify peptides and proteins in plasma, tissue and organoid cell systems?
I have a Research Assistant position in my lab at the Institute of Metabolic Science - Metabolic Research Laboratories.
Apply here:
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I have a Research Assistant position in my lab at the Institute of Metabolic Science - Metabolic Research Laboratories.
Apply here:
lnkd.in/dCxhS3GN
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June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Anyone interested in using mass spectrometry to identify and quantify peptides and proteins in plasma, tissue and organoid cell systems?
I have a Research Assistant position in my lab at the Institute of Metabolic Science - Metabolic Research Laboratories.
Apply here:
lnkd.in/dCxhS3GN
I have a Research Assistant position in my lab at the Institute of Metabolic Science - Metabolic Research Laboratories.
Apply here:
lnkd.in/dCxhS3GN
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For our next @ims-mrl.bsky.social seminar, we look forward to welcoming Professor Robert Waterland from @bcmhouston.bsky.social to talk to us about ‘Epigenetic epidemiology: Time for a fresh start’.
June 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
For our next @ims-mrl.bsky.social seminar, we look forward to welcoming Professor Robert Waterland from @bcmhouston.bsky.social to talk to us about ‘Epigenetic epidemiology: Time for a fresh start’.
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Happy world bike day! 19 mile bike followed by a 5km run with the Ely Tri Club gang. Nice end to the day.
June 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy world bike day! 19 mile bike followed by a 5km run with the Ely Tri Club gang. Nice end to the day.
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At the BioRepository, we merge scientific precision with environmental care
Our expanded Nordic ULT Freezer System ensures 100% sample backup, 24/7 monitoring, & significant energy savings, reducing carbon footprint
We tailor solutions to evolving project needs
BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Our expanded Nordic ULT Freezer System ensures 100% sample backup, 24/7 monitoring, & significant energy savings, reducing carbon footprint
We tailor solutions to evolving project needs
BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
At the BioRepository, we merge scientific precision with environmental care
Our expanded Nordic ULT Freezer System ensures 100% sample backup, 24/7 monitoring, & significant energy savings, reducing carbon footprint
We tailor solutions to evolving project needs
BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Our expanded Nordic ULT Freezer System ensures 100% sample backup, 24/7 monitoring, & significant energy savings, reducing carbon footprint
We tailor solutions to evolving project needs
BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
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Mice lacking this amino acid lost 30% body weight www.nature.com/articles/d41... Am I missing something? Mice engineered to have a specific and severe defect in amino acid metabolism get sick and lose weight. Might the rush to find new weight loss targets be impairing our critical faculties ?
Mice lacking this amino acid lost 30% of their body weight
But eliminating cysteine, which is found in high-protein foods, from human diets would be challenging.
www.nature.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Mice lacking this amino acid lost 30% body weight www.nature.com/articles/d41... Am I missing something? Mice engineered to have a specific and severe defect in amino acid metabolism get sick and lose weight. Might the rush to find new weight loss targets be impairing our critical faculties ?
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👏 Congratulations to Professor Frank Reimann, Professor of Endocrine Signalling at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social on being elected as a new Fellow at the @acmedsci.bsky.social
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May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
👏 Congratulations to Professor Frank Reimann, Professor of Endocrine Signalling at the @ims-mrl.bsky.social on being elected as a new Fellow at the @acmedsci.bsky.social
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Congratulations to our own Professor Frank Reimann
www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Congratulations to our own Professor Frank Reimann
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Had a great time at Lund university attending their Spring Meeting. Amused to see this poster outside the lecture theatre. Those old English universities: it’s hard to tell them apart 😊
May 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Had a great time at Lund university attending their Spring Meeting. Amused to see this poster outside the lecture theatre. Those old English universities: it’s hard to tell them apart 😊
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Delighted that Professor Sir @stephenorahilly.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social has been announced as joint winner of the Distinguished Service Award at the 2nd Lund Spring Symposium, along with Professor Jens Juul Holst
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May 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Delighted that Professor Sir @stephenorahilly.bsky.social from the @ims-mrl.bsky.social has been announced as joint winner of the Distinguished Service Award at the 2nd Lund Spring Symposium, along with Professor Jens Juul Holst
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