The University of Birmingham has completed the purchase of 9.9 acres of land at the Battery site in the Selly Oak area of the city, and plans to work with partners to develop the site into a brand new life sciences park (University of Birmingham, 2017). Birmingham Life Sciences Park will include state-of-the-art research and … Continue reading University of Birmingham purchase land for new life sciences park

Scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered that a new class of androgens plays a key role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (University of Birmingham, 2017). The research, published online on March 13th 2017 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (April 2017 issue), shows that these novel androgens … Continue reading University of Birmingham study finds new class of androgens play key role in polycystic ovary syndrome

Research led by University of Birmingham scientists has found that people with Addison’s disease have an immune system defect which makes them prone to potentially deadly respiratory infections (University of Birmingham, 2017). The study, published online in European Journal of Endocrinology, shows for the first time that patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) have natural … Continue reading People with Addison’s disease lack natural killer immune cells

Researchers have helped identify a genetically-distinct subset of helper T-cell associated with tissues affected by rheumatoid arthritis (University of Birmingham, 2017). Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints, where the immune system attacks its own tissues and causes chronic inflammation and pain. T-cells are important mediators of the disease, interacting with … Continue reading New type of T-cell “key player” in rheumatoid arthritis