News 06.25.2024 Gut microbiome changes align with increased risk of type 2 diabetes Specific species and strains of bacteria linked to changes in the functioning of the gut microbiome and a person's risk of type 2 diabetes Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Diabetes Read more
News 03.08.2024 Study reveals genetic clusters that may explain differences in type 2 diabetes risk The clusters point to a range of biological processes that likely contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Read more
News 02.19.2024 Largest and most diverse genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes reveals new genetic factors By studying a diversity of participants, scientists find nearly 150 new locations in the genome linked to type 2 diabetes risk. Metabolic Disease Diabetes Read more
News 02.16.2024 Study finds youth-onset diabetes is a genetically distinct form of the disorder Researchers suggest diabetes exists in multiple forms on a spectrum of varying genetic factors and symptoms. Metabolic Disease Diabetes News and Media Read more
News 10.23.2023 New patient-partnered research project will study heart disease and diabetes risk in South Asian populations The OurHealth study aims to increase representation of people of South Asian ancestry in cardiometabolic research. Patients as partners Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging Read more
News 06.30.2023 New image-based cellular profiling tool peers deeply into metabolic biology LipocyteProfiler captures disease-relevant phenotypes in an inexpensive microscopy assay Imaging Platform Metabolism Program Connecting variants to functions Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Obesity Heart Disease Image-Based Profiling Read more
News 05.25.2023 Study finds how a genetic variant raises diabetes risk through an unexpected mechanism The variant contributes to a unique form of diabetes by reducing fat cells' ability to store fat and respond to insulin Metabolism Program Diabetes Connecting variants to functions Read more
News 04.18.2023 Systematic study of free fatty acids reveals new roles in metabolic diseases Researchers have developed a technology, FALCON, to analyze the effects of free fatty acids in any cell type, and found type 2 diabetes genes that may further boost diabetes risk when cells are in a high-fat environment. Diabetes Obesity Read more
Blog 11.14.2022 #WhyIScience Q&A: An endocrinologist and clinical researcher explores how racism and other social factors affect patients with type 2 diabetes Sara Jane Cromer talks about the importance of including social determinants of health in research. Diabetes Read more
News 09.19.2022 Broad Discovery Center in Cambridge opens to the public this October Visitors are invited to explore galleries highlighting key discoveries and transformative insights in biomedicine. Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics NeuroGap Precision Cardiology Laboratory Cancer Program Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program Genetic Perturbation Program Imaging Platform Medical and Population Genetics Program Metabolism Program Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program ... Read more