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Deletion on Chromosome 16 leads to early-onset obesity and diabetes
Adults with a deletion involving SH2B1 develop early type 2 diabetes which is difficult to treat. In a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, we studied a part of chromosome 16 called 16p11.2 which can be deleted in people with obesity and/or learning...
GOOS researchers find obesity accelerates loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity
Accelerated waning of the humoral response to COVID-19 vaccines in obesity The first SCORPIO study paper was published today in Nature Medicine. The SCORPIO team at the University of Cambridge, teamed up with a team led by Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh at the University...