Lecturer in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
James is a Lecturer in Biology and Biomedical Science in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University, UK and a Trustee of the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA), the oldest biogerontology research society in the world. Having graduated with a PhD in 2006 based on the role of fat-secreted hormones in pancreatic function James has worked built continued to work in the related field of body fat, both in terms of basic and clinical science, and how excess adiposity affects health and disease.
His research areas include obesity, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer and ageing. James also has extensive media experience, having worked on BBC's Trust Me I'm a Doctor, The Truth About... and Channel 4's How To Lose Weight Well as well as radio and print media.
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Preventative medicine: the argument for and against
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Preventative medicine has long used drugs to prevent the onset of disease. Those with symptoms such as high blood sugar or pressure are often diagnosed with the pre-condition, such as prediabetes or prehypertension, if...
Eating standing up – is it really bad for you?
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These days, many of us are flooded with advice on what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat. Alongside this calorie and nutrient-based advice you may even have heard that you should avoid eating while standing up or...
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