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A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for our understanding of how the process goes wrong in type 2 diabetes.

̽»¨Ö±²¥protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have found. ̽»¨Ö±²¥study suggests that people with obesity are likely to need more frequent booster doses to maintain their immunity.

Cambridge has been awarded two of Wellcome’s eight new Discovery Research Platforms, the global charitable foundation announced today.

Cambridge scientists have successfully trialled an artificial pancreas for use by patients living with type 2 diabetes. ̽»¨Ö±²¥device – powered by an algorithm developed at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge – doubled the amount of time patients were in the target range for glucose compared to standard treatment and halved the time spent experiencing high glucose levels.

A number of academics, staff and an undergraduate student at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge feature in this year's New Year Honours List, the first of the reign of King Charles III. 

An artificial pancreas developed by Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes at a vulnerable time of their lives. New research shows that it is both safe to use and more effective at managing their blood sugar levels than current technology.

Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta in a tug-of-war between genes inherited from the father and from the mother. ̽»¨Ö±²¥study, carried out in mice, could help explain why some babies grow poorly in the womb.

An artificial pancreas could soon help those people living with type 2 diabetes who also require kidney dialysis. Tests led by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and Inselspital, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, show that the device can help patients safely and effectively manage their blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of low blood sugar levels.

New research has found that one in every 340 people might carry a mutation in a single gene that makes them more likely to have a greater weight from early childhood and, by 18 years of age, they could be up to 30 pounds heavier with the excess weight likely to be mostly fat. 

Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society.