Teen Insulin Resistance: Linking Body Fat to Diabetes Risk
Increased body and abdominal fat caused insulin resistance already in teenagers, raising type 2 diabetes risk. High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which...
Tag: Wellcome Trust
Institute launch to tackle infectious disease threats
‘Critical mass’ of scientists launches Institute to tackle infectious disease threats: Imperial College London has launched a pioneering new Institute to tackle some of the biggest...
2018 Wellcome Book Prize – longlist announced
In 1959, CP Snow wrote that “the intellectual life of the whole of Western society is increasingly being split into two polar groups.” He was...
Can graphic design save your life?
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? is a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection which explores how graphic designers have encouraged us to change our...
A spotlight on neglected hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day, Dr Philippa Matthews, a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, puts the spotlight on neglected viruses including hepatitis B and hepatitis C....
A Museum of Modern Nature
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at a new exhibition - 'A Museum of Modern Nature' at Wellcome Collection, in London from 22 June. Many of...
