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12/03/2013

Call to action on antibiotic resistance

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The Government's Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has this week warned that the spectre of antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism and climate change in terms of potential risk to the nation.Laura Piddock, Professor of Microbiology at Birmingham, has been campaigning to raise public awareness of this issue
Date:
12/03/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
04/03/2013

PsiOxus Therapeutics Completes Patient Enrollment for Phase II Wasting Disease Therapeutic MT-102

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PsiOxus Therapeutics, Ltd. (PsiOxus), a development stage biotechnology company, has completed patient enrollment for its Phase II clinical trial to study MT-102, a small molecule therapeutic for the treatment of cancer cachexia.
Date:
04/03/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
28/02/2013

New guidance urges improved reporting of important outcomes for patients in trials publications

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Clinical trials provide us with the best evidence to guide patient treatment and inform health policy. Yet, crucial information, on outcomes reported directly by patients such as their quality of life, is often left out of clinical trial publications, according to international researchers.
Date:
28/02/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
27/02/2013

University's historic clock tower turns red for Cure Leukaemia

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The University of Birmingham's historic clock tower (Old Joe) will be illuminated in red light this Thursday for Cure Leukaemia. Marking the end of the West Midlands Red Alert Appeal in partnership with BBC Radio WM 95.6 raising money for Cure Leukaemia, the University's 110 metre high clock tower will be one of a number of iconic buildings in the city to turn red for the campaign on 28 February 2013.
Date:
27/02/2013
Categories:
Alumni, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
26/02/2013

Serascience Ltd shortlisted for Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2013

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Having been awarded best start-up at the 2012 Medilink West Midlands Healthcare Business Awards in December, the list of acalades for Serascience could continue to grow following the recent announcement that the company has now been shortlisted for the Medilink UK Awards.
Date:
26/02/2013
Categories:
Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
25/02/2013

Drop in new drugs output 'a myth'

Drop in new drugs output 'a myth'
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The widely held belief that the UK supply of innovative new medicines has conspicuously dwindled in recent decades, is not borne out by the evidence, reveals research by the University of Birmingham published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Date:
25/02/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Drop in new drugs output 'a myth'

Description
The widely held belief that the UK supply of innovative new medicines has conspicuously dwindled in recent decades, is not borne out by the evidence, reveals research by the University of Birmingham published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Date:
25/02/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

University of Birmingham in Guangzhou to develop next steps for strategic partnership

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Senior representatives from the University of Birmingham are visiting Guangzhou this week to enhance the institution's extensive links with partners in the region.
Date:
25/02/2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences
22/02/2013

Pharmacy investment prescribed for Birmingham

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A brand-new Pharmacy programme, launching this autumn, is set to play a key part in the College of Medical and Dental Science's research and teaching agenda.
Date:
22/02/2013
Categories:
Alumni, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Serascience Ltd shortlisted for Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2013

Description
Having been awarded best start-up at the 2012 Medilink West Midlands Healthcare Business Awards in December, the list of acalades for Serascience could continue to grow following the recent announcement that the company has now been shortlisted for the Medilink UK Awards.
Date:
22/02/2013
Categories:
Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
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