Many of our teaching academics are also “research active” and participate in industry-renowned research and publication outside of the University’s specialist centres. This may be in the form of collaborations with partner institutions or fellow academics, independent works, or particpating in large research groups.
Our academics are known for their contributions to the various canons of their specialisms, and are often invited to be key notes speakers at conferences around the world.
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The University of Buckingham Press publishes authoritative, independent research and academic works by Buckingham staff and others in both journals and books.
This study, which involved a key collaboration with Unilever, examined the effects of immune cells (macrophages) on other types of cells in the body’s fat (adipose) tissue. Read more
Cultured meat, developed in the laboratory, could have a dramatic effect on global hunger and climate change
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This article considers the recently described functions of lactic acid, or lactate, which is well-known as an end-product of the breakdown of glucose by cells in the body. Read more
There are two broad pharmacological approaches that can be applied in obesity drug discovery: reduce intake or absorption, or increase expenditure of calories (thermogenesis). This review looks at the latter approach. Read more
Exercise, together with a low-energy diet, is the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes . Exercise improves insulin sensitivity by increasing the number or function of muscle mitochondria, structures within cells in which aerobic metabolism (the combustion of carbohydrate and fat to C02 and water) takes place. Read more
Ngala R.A., C.J. Stocker, A.G. Roy, D. Hislop, E. Wargent, R. Bell, D.G. Hassall, J.D. Harling, A.N. Billin, T.M. Willson, J.R. Arch, M.A. Cawthorne, “A new, highly selective murine peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ agonist increases responsiveness to thermogenic stimuli and … Read more
GPR41 is reportedly expressed in murine adipose tissue and mediates short chain fatty acid (SCFA)-stimulated leptin secretion by activating Galpha(i). Read more
In previous work, 10 pM BRL37344 and 10 pM clenbuterol stimulated glucose uptake in mouse soleus muscle. Ten nM BRL37344 also stimulated uptake but 100 nM clenbuterol inhibited uptake. Read more
The ethyl acetate extract of the gum of the guggul tree, Commiphora mukul (guggulipid), is marketed for the treatment of dyslipidaemia and obesity. We have found that it protects Lep(ob)/Lep(ob) mice from diabetes and have investigated possible molecular mechanisms for its metabolic effects, in particular those due to a newly identified component, commipheric acid. Read more
Diabetes is now reaching epidemic proportions, and the associated complications of this disease can be disabling and even life-threatening. In Type 2 Diabetes: Methods and Protocols, leading investigators provide up-to-date explanations of commonly used laboratory protocols used in diabetes research. Read more