Professor Matthew Watt

Professor Matthew Watt

Head, Department of Physiology School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Q&A: A new way to treat type 2 diabetes?

The discovery of how a key protein works in your liver to reduce blood glucose levels could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug.

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Podcast

The complex relationship between prostate cancer and obesity

Men with obesity have been associated with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, and poorer treatment outcomes. Professor Matt Watt is researching the relationship between these diseases and how we can prevent them from progressing.

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Different fat cell types may be key to obesity

Research has discovered that not all fat cells are the same – some release fat into the body and some help to burn fat – so getting the balance right may help fight obesity

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Prostate cancer: Starving out the enemy

By blocking a cancer cell’s access to the ‘fuel’ it needs to grow, researchers hope to develop a new therapy for prostate cancer