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Stories in School of Medicine
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discovery that helps explain why south Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes.
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The golden girl of British athletics has joined a marathon Scotland-wide initiative to boost medical research.
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Ending performance related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the reported quality of some aspects of care, according to a new paper co-authored by researchers from the University of Dundee and Edinburgh.
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Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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International Emmy nominated actress Joanna Vanderham has joined a Scotland-wide effort to help shape medicines of the future
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A more accurate approach to predicting fractures due to osteoporosis could help protect patients, particularly people with multiple health conditions, according to research from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh.
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The effectiveness of some common type 2 diabetes medications may depend upon an individual’s genetic make-up, a University of Dundee study has found.
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A major new study is allowing people living with type 2 diabetes to choose their medication.
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A University of Dundee expert will help spearhead a major research initiative to untangle the link between diabetes and heart disease - two of the biggest health crises in Scotland.
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Asian Indians are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young onset type 2 diabetes while having a normal BMI, partly due to a genetic predisposition to poorer insulin secretion.
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Moving away from a “one-size-fits-all” regime has the potential to transform care for people with type 2 diabetes, a University of Dundee study has shown.
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A trio of University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
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A ground-breaking new approach to diabetes treatment is set to be trialled in Tayside following a £2.8 million award from the Scottish Government Chief Scientists Office.
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A web application developed at the University of Dundee to enable diabetes patients to manage their condition could save health services millions of pounds every year while improving the quality of life of those who use it.
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have discovered a genetic link to neuropathic pain that helps explain why some individuals develop it while others from high-risk groups do not.
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The University of Dundee has received almost £500,000 as part of a multi-centre study aiming to improve understanding of multimorbidity in hospital patients.