Diabetes and Obesity

Jul 17 2012 8 ep. 6 mins 1.5k

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Obesity and diabetes are increasingly a burden in modern populations, and whilst the contributions of our lifestyles are well-known, other aspects of the conditions are less clear. Our podcasts on diabetes and obesity highlight the work of our scientists and clinicians to understand the underlying factors of lifestyle and metabolism, molecular and genetic mechanisms, and less common forms of diabetes, to improve management and treatment of these conditions.

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Obesity and Diabetes

Jun 21 2011 5 mins

Professor Fredrik Karpe explores the links between obesity and diabetes. Obesity is the single most important factor for the current increase in diabetes. Professor Fredrik Karpe is using integrative physiological and genomic approaches to study lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, to find out more about this damaging problem. Professor Karpe is investigating the links between obesit

Diabetes and Genomics

Jul 03 2012 8 mins

Professor Mark McCarthy tells us how genomics helps us understand diabetes. Diabetes is a major challenge for global healthcare, with social, health and economic costs projected to exceed trillions of dollars over the next 50 years. Professor Mark McCarthy, the Robert Turner Professor of Diabetes, leads a multidisciplinary research team including clinicians, nurses and lab-based re

Diabetes and Insulin Secretion

Jan 24 2012 7 mins

Professor Patrik Rorsman talks about diabetes and how beta cells within the pancreas control insulin secretion. While the lifestyle causes of type-2 diabetes are now known, the molecular details of the disease remain unclear. Professor Patrik Rorsman is researching the processes that control insulin secretion and determine defects associated with clinical diabetes. Professor Rorsma

Personalised Diabetes Treatment

May 17 2012 5 mins

Professor Stephen Gough talks about the development of personalised diabetes treatment. An estimated 500 million people worldwide will be affected by diabetes within the next fifteen years. Professor Stephen Gough believes that you cannot give every patient affected by diabetes the same treatment, since people react differently to treatments. Professor Gough looks at the reasons be

Diabetes in Young Adults

Jul 17 2012 5 mins

Dr Katharine Owen talks about the different types of diabetes in young adults. There are more forms of diabetes than the commonly known type 1 and type 2. Correct diagnosis of the different forms of diabetes is difficult because of the overlap of symptoms. The implications of incorrect diagnosis are huge, as some forms of diabetes respond better to certain treatments than others. D

Genetics and Diabetes

Mar 20 2012 4 mins

Dr Anna Gloyn talks about her research on the genetics of diabetes. An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse. Dr Anna Gloyn uses genetic variants in humans as tools to identify critical regulatory pathways for insulin secretion and action. Current research projects are focused on the translation of genetic associati

Metabolism of Fatty Acids

Apr 17 2012 4 mins

Dr Barbara Fielding talks about her research on the metabolism of fatty acids. Obesity continues to have a major impact on health care services in the UK. Dr Barbara Fielding believes that nutritional advice should be based on a thorough understanding of metabolic responses to food ingestion, and that it is important to investigate the metabolism of dietary fat after both single an

Liver Fat Metabolism

May 01 2012 7 mins

Dr Leanne Hodson talks about her research on liver fat metabolism. Understanding liver fat metabolism is extremely important, as the health risks associated with fatty liver disease can include diabetes, heart disease and liver cancer. Fatty liver disease is defined as having over 5 percent liver fat, and a 'silent disease' as many people are not diagnosed. Dr Leanne Hodson is work