Unlocking data from mouse disease models: diabetes ontology

ssuhr@ebi.ac.uk — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:08:29 +0000

The BioMedBridges diabetes-specific ontology enables users to integrate mouse disease model and human data resources while taking into account the different temporal stages of human disease.

Diabetes and obesity research

ssuhr@ebi.ac.uk — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:28:20 +0000

Bridging between humans and model organisms to boost research on diabetes and obesity

Diabetes and obesity are complex diseases that represent a major international public health threat. To date, the genetic factors underlying these complex conditions have not been identified. Understanding these factors better would greatly help the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diabetes and obesity.