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					<description><![CDATA[Dr Shagaf Bakour, a gynaecologist and director of medical education at Aston Medical School, has won an NHS research grant to investigate the use of weight-loss drugs in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The project was co-developed with Dr Hoda Harb, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at fellow BHP member Sandwell and West Birmingham [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), which causes headaches and potential sight loss, are being invited to take part in new research investigating the impact of weight loss drugs on their condition and eye health. The IIH Advance trial, coordinated by clinical academics at BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham, aims to recruit 86 people with IIH [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[A landmark UK study led by researchers at BHP founder members the University of Birmingham &#8211; which involved tens of thousands of families &#8211; has shown that childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is effective, laying the groundwork for a UK-wide childhood screening programme. Results from the first phase of the ELSA (EarLy Surveillance for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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