We are looking for young people aged 13+ and people living with diabetes in Birmingham to join us for a workshop on Thursday 24th July 1-4pm to help us with a research idea! We can offer £75 for your time & input. Please register interest here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bham/2025dia…

I’m sad for youth who will inevitably outsource their writing to ChatGPT. It will impoverish their minds and in turn the world at large.

Single cell and spatial alternative splicing analysis with Nanopore long read sequencing nature.com/articles/s4146…

‼️ Submission open‼️ Our professional conference #DUKPC is returning to Liverpool in April 2026🥳 Don’t miss the chance to be part of it - submit your abstract by 9th October. We can't wait to hear about your inspiring #diabetes #research🔬 More info🔗diabetes.org.uk/for-profession…

Oh i am not ready for this!!!

Combined single-cell profiling of chromatin–transcriptome and splicing across brain cell types, regions and disease state nature.com/articles/s4158… #journals #feedly

Cell-free DNA testing for the detection and prognosis prediction of pancreatic cancer nature.com/articles/s4146…

Where could a University of Birmingham degree take you? Meet Llion, who went from working at Google and helping to put the 'T' into Chat GPT, to co-founding his own AI company in Japan. 🔗Discover more inspiring stories from our graduates on our website birmingham.ac.uk/study/student-…

Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by $400 million statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih…

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it’s possible to reprogram a patient’s own stem cells to create a continuous supply of functional T cells, the immune system’s most powerful cancer-killing agents. bit.ly/4fhvMnv #CancerResearch

The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read: friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/8…

This is the reality of Afghan women today: She can beg, but not study. No rights. No education. No freedom. Because an educated woman has power, and the Taliban fear that. Afghan women are fighting for freedom. Will you stand with them? #15August #FreeAfghanWomen #HRW #UN

Organized scientific fraud is growing at an alarming rate New study uncovers coordinated efforts of paper mills, brokers and infiltrated journals. eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

Caution: We've been made aware of emails inviting researchers to submit their work to us outside our submission system, followed by a request for money before publication. This is a scam. Please report such correspondence to our office so that it can be investigated.⚠️

New stuff on epigenetics and diabetes —Prediction of retinopathy cell.com/cell-reports-m… —Indicative of brain insulin resistance science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

In children and adolescents with #Type1Diabetes, optimising #sleep time, and prioritising moderate-to-vigorous #physical activity over #sedentary time within the 24 h day is associated with better glycaemic stability Antonio García-Hermoso Jacinto Muñoz-Pardeza link.springer.com/article/10.100… 🔓

Colossal Biosciences, which aims at "de-extinction" of species and then "rewilding" back into nature, keeps revising its definition of "de-extinction" in the face of criticism. I discuss their latest tweaks, which don't improve the many problems they face. bit.ly/4lq7yca

📢 Big news from the #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge We’re investing £5 million over five years to establish a UK-wide Type 1 Diabetes Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Network, supported by @NIHRResearch (1/3)

Breaking news! 🎉 The first ever immunotherapy drug for type 1 diabetes, teplizumab, has been licensed for use in the UK. Today, the UK’s medicine regulator (MHRA) confirmed teplizumab is safe and effective for people in the early, symptom-free stage 👉 orlo.uk/1eSqj

Four years ago today, Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban carved a generational wound. After trillions spent and countless lives lost, Afghanistan was handed back to fanatic mullahs, now the world’s only gender apartheid state, a vast prison ruled by terrorists.