A Dundee University diabetes researcher has won an award at a national conference into the disease.
Michael Murphy, a senior lecturer in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was one of six prize-winners at the inaugural Sharing Practice, Improving Care awards, held at the Diabetes Scotland conference in Glasgow.
Michael took the £1500 research award in the prevention and early detection category for his work entitled 'Girls At Five Are Intrinsically More Insulin-resistant Than Boys: The Early Bird Study'.
ABPI Scottish Diabetes Industry Group director Jim Eadie said ground-breaking research was crucial in tackling a condition that was on the increase in Scotland.
He said, "Diabetes affects over 2% of our population or on average up to 100 people in each GP practice and this number is rising.
"It is vital that diabetes is detected early and monitored carefully so as to avoid potentially life-threatening and serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and foot ulceration."
By Jane Smernicki, Press Officer 01382 344768 j.m.smernicki@dundee.ac.uk