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Modified Ecstasy holds promise as blood cancer treatment

Modified Ecstasy holds promise as blood cancer treatment
Description
Birmingham scientists have discovered a modified form of the drug MDMA - commonly known as Ecstasy - which has 100 times more cancer-busting properties than the popular recreational drug itself and which they hope may be able to be produced in a safe form to treat patients.
Date:
19/08/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Simple screening test identifies heart defects in newborns, say researchers

Simple screening test identifies heart defects in newborns, say researchers
Description
A simple test to measure blood oxygen in newborns has been shown to identify babies with life-threatening congenital heart defects, a major cause of infant mortality in the developed world.
Date:
05/08/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

An extra glass of milk a day keeps the doctor away

Description
Collaborative research involving scientists from the University of Birmingham has revealed that more than two-thirds of UK teenage girls are iodine deficient, leading to calls for a simple diet change to combat the most common cause of mental impairment worldwide.
Date:
02/06/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Birmingham scientists discover 'how to stop your immune system from killing you'

Description
Scientists at Birmingham have discovered a 'molecular hoover' with the potential to prevent autoimmune conditions.
Date:
06/05/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

New drugs from mutant bugs

Description
Scientists have discovered how marine bacteria can join together two antibiotics to produce a potent chemical that can kill drug-resistant strains of the MRSA superbug.
Date:
07/04/2011
Categories:
Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Birmingham Scientists pioneer trauma care improvements

Description
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have pioneered a ground-breaking centre which brings together military and trauma surgeons and scientists to share their medical research expertise and boost trauma care delivery at the earliest stages of injury.
Date:
21/01/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Creating a more efficient healthcare system

Creating a more efficient healthcare system
Description
Individual patient budgets should play a bigger part in health and social care according to a major new report edited by experts from the University of Birmingham and the Centre for Welfare Reform.
Date:
17/01/2011
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

New treatment to reduce the relapse rate in bladder cancer patients

New treatment to reduce the relapse rate in bladder cancer patients
Description
A major bladder cancer trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, has shown that adding two commonly used chemotherapy drugs to traditional radiotherapy can reduce the chance of a patient's tumour coming back by a third.
Date:
03/11/2010
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
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