Research at DDI

Kuwait is amongst top-ranking nations afflicted badly by obesity epidemic and its wide-scale complications such as increased blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, digestive problems, certain cancers

MAHA HAMMAD graduated from Kuwait University with a BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Distinction with Class Honours). She pursued her graduate studies in Canada.

The Leptin-Melanocortin pathway is an important system in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure. It is unique because it can integrate neural, metabolic, and hormonal signals. One k

This is a prestigious award given to DDI its efforts in addressing diabetes and its complications After careful consideration by the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention of noncommunicable

DDI’s researchers were granted the 4th patent of 2021 by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for our new invention on “Methods of Inhibiting MMP-9” by our DDI Inventors from the department o

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology researchers were granted the U.S. patent rights on our new invention “MicroRNA ANGPTL3 INHIBITOR” on 13th July 2021. The patent was ultimately issued from the U

DDI’s researchers were invited to the #1 show on KTV1 ‘Layali AlKuwait’ to discuss the latest research achievements and findings. Dr. Faisal Al-Refaei, Chief Operating Officer, Dr.

The DDI “Patent and Research Translation Committee” congratulates the researchers on the grant of U.S. patent on our new invention “Use of MicroRNA-103 as Inhibitor for dyslipidemia by repressin

Prof. Fahd Almulla and his colleagues investigate what makes some cases of COVID-19 more severe. A striking feature of COVID-19 has been the variability in outcome, which ranges from silent infect

AMAL HASSAN Meet the scientists behind DDI’s research AMAL HASAN graduated in Zoology from Kuwait University; and studied for an MSc in Immunology and Allergy and a PhD in Immunology, at th

The autonomic nervous system is a control system that governs body activities such as digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, and heart rate in a mostly unconscious manner. This system i

Genomics and Bioinformatics Department members were able to prove that different strains or variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are co-infecting and combining their genomes in one patient. This means

Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide, causing both a health and socioeconomic burden. Fortunately, type 2 diabetes can be prevented if proper intervention is introduced during the early stages of