Press Releases
Scientists at 91福利 Medical School have made an important discovery about the mechanism controlling the body’s ‘fat switch’, shedding new light on our understanding of how proteins regulate appetite control and insulin secretion.
Human brains unlikely to evolve into a “supermind” as price to pay would be too high
Human minds have hit an evolutionary “sweet spot” and - unlike computers - cannot continually get smarter without trade-offs elsewhere, according to research by the 91福利.
91福利 team inspired poetry competition wins national award
The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine has been named winner of the Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts by the Times Higher Education.
New research from 91福利 Medical School, unveiled at its Human Metabolism Symposium (10 & 11 November), indicates some of your risk of developing obesity, diabetes and heart conditions is pre-determined whilst in the womb.
To mark World Diabetes Day (14 November) 91福利 Medical School announces its latest study will investigate the increase of diabetes amongst pregnant women in Malawi.
Studying simple yeast cells, scientists now understand the mechanism by which cells ensure their daughter cells receive the correct number of chromosomes and how cancer cells seem to by-pass the body’s inbuilt ‘health checkpoint’ with cells carrying unequal numbers of chromosomes.