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Would you want to know if you were at a higher risk of getting dementia later in life? Would you want to know that you could die under general anaesthesia, or might die suddenly of heart failure? Would you want to know if you had a higher-than-normal chance of getting cancer? You could learn these things by looking at your genome. But would you want to be faced with the answers?
The LEGEND-D Trial – which aims to prevent low blood sugar levels in type 1 diabetes – is open to recruitment
DTU OCDEM
16 April 2024
The first participant has completed initial study activities and is now randomised to one of the trial’s arms.
Professor Rury Holman wins 2024 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement
Awards DTU Department General OCDEM
6 March 2024
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has announced this year's National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Award recipients.
Prof Leanne Hodson appointed new Divisional Advocate for Research Staff
Department General OCDEM Research
23 January 2024
Race to cure type 1 diabetes gets a new boost
Department General OCDEM Research
7 December 2023
RDM group awarded £2.55 million for diabetes research.
Researchers delete every single gene in human beta cells to find genetic risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes
Department General OCDEM Publication Research
7 February 2023
2022 RDM Graduate Prize Winners
Awards Department General MRC HIU MRC MHU MRC TIDU MRC WIMM OCDEM
3 November 2022
This year's winners are Edward Jenkins, Antje Rottner, and Akshay Shah.
Enterprise Associate Interview with Dr Shilpa Nagarajan
Department General OCDEM
27 September 2022
Dr Shilpa Nagarajan is one of the MPLS Enterprise and Innovation Fellows for 2022-23.
Intensive blood glucose control for people with type 2 diabetes when they are first diagnosed reduces diabetic complications and prolongs life
DTU Department General OCDEM Research
21 September 2022
The study, which tracked volunteers for up to 44 years, showed that the benefits of early intensive blood glucose control can persist for decades.
New Clinical Trial to Test Drug for Diabetes in Reducing Risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia
DTU Department General OCDEM Publication Research
10 December 2021
Major research network to investigate body clock and stroke
Department General IMD OCDEM Publication Research
27 October 2021
The University of Oxford is part of a new international research network to investigate the interactions between the biology of the body's internal clock and the disordered physiological processes associated with stroke.
EASD-Robert Turner Clinical Research Training Course
OCDEM
12 October 2021
This interactive and highly successful course returns to the face-to-face format in 3-7 April 2022 for its 18th year.
Professor Leanne Hodson awarded BHF senior Fellowship
Awards Department General OCDEM
17 September 2021
PTH infused insulin pump used as an alternative treatment for young patients with ADH1
Department General OCDEM Publication Research
13 July 2021
Queen Mary University of London and OCDEM researchers develop alternative treatment for patients as young as three months.
Early blood-sugar levels in type 2 diabetes crucial for future prognosis
DTU Department General OCDEM Publication Research
12 July 2021
People who get type 2 diabetes need to gain control of their blood-sugar levels — fast. The years immediately after diagnosis are strikingly critical in terms of their future risk for heart attacks and death.
Predicting heart failure in people with newly diagnosed diabetes using a simple insulin resistance blood test
DTU Department General OCDEM Publication Research
6 July 2021