Eka Melson – Verity – The PCOS charity

[ad_1] The next interview in our Meet A PCOS Researcher is the amazing Eka Melson. He is a clinical academic in diabetes and endocrinology and leads the multi-centre DAISy-PCOS study, identifying different PCOS phenotypes and associated risk factors. Eka has been awarded a Chain-Florey Fellowship to join LMS MRC and Imperial College London to further … Read more

Dr Eka Melson – Verity – The PCOS charity

[ad_1] The next interview in our Meet A PCOS Researcher is the incredible and equal parts lovely Dr Eka Melson. Dr Eka is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology at University Hospital of Leicester and an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He is a lead on the Daisy PCOS … Read more

Researchers uncover protein interactions controlling fertility in female mice

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shed light on the proteins controlling the development of ovaries in mice before and after birth. This could lead to a better understanding of how female infertility develops. Following their research identifying the gene responsible for initiating the development of ovaries in the mouse embryo, the scientists aimed … Read more

What Oprah Got Wrong about Weight and GLP-1s

[ad_1] Like many of you, I tuned in to primetime TV to watch Oprah’s special on ABC about weight and GLP-1s, titled Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution. And I have so many thoughts. I do applaud Oprah for her honesty and openness about her struggles with weight. As someone who has PCOS and … Read more

Taking Ozempic and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for PCOS

[ad_1] What to know about taking Ozempic and Other GLP-1 receptor agonists for PCOS. Unless you are living under a rock, you undoubtedly heard about the Ozempic GLP-1 receptor agonist craze. Regular folks to celebrities to billionaires (Hi Elon) are taking prescribed medications originally indicated for diabetes, for weight loss. So how do Ozempic and … Read more

IVF solutions could help address the falling birth rates among UK’s aging population

With the UK’s birth rate falling, more awareness and support are needed for people struggling or putting off starting a family to ensure future generations. The Department of Health and Social Care recently reported that more must be done to adapt for the onset of the UK’s ageing population. With an ageing population comes a myriad of … Read more

Dr Jillian Tay – Verity – The PCOS charity

[ad_1] The second interview in our Meet A PCOS Researcher is the phenomenal and equal parts lovely Dr Chau Thien Tay (Jillian). Dr Tay is an Endocrinologist and Research Fellow at Monash Centre For Health Research in Melbourne, Australia. She is a core member of the International PCOS Guidelined and has a PCOS research focus … Read more

New discovery reveals how the egg controls sperm entry

After the egg has been fertilized by a sperm, the surrounding egg coat tightens, mechanically preventing the entry of additional sperm and the ensuing death of the embryo. This is according to a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in the journal Cell. The work also explains how mutations in egg … Read more