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News Bridging science and creativity: a reflective session on liver health Birmingham researchers hosted a unique event that brought together liver disease patients, researchers, charity partners, and an artist in residence.
News Fontan circulation link to changes in genetic code may lead to new treatment for heart conditions
31 July 2023 New partnership to advance research into IBD Researchers from the University of Birmingham will work with Roche to identify new avenues for treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
31 July 2023 UK and Ireland-wide network to advance ‘urgently needed’ congenital heart disease clinical research A new national strategy document, released today, should help aid progress in congenital heart disease research through greater collaboration between centres.
13 June 2023 Immune cell movement worse in older females, mice study finds First study to show ageing is factor in sex differences between immune cell movement around the body
10 May 2023 AI-powered personalised medicine tool for hypertension being developed Hypertension patients could receive a personalised medication profile thanks to a new, artificial intelligence-supported research project.
02 May 2023 Endovascular treatment more likely to avoid amputation or death for limb-threatening artery disease In the only randomised controlled trial of its kind, BASIL-2 enrolled 345 patients in 41 vascular surgery centres in UK, Sweden and Denmark
27 April 2023 ‘Vein-on-a-chip’ could help scientists study thrombosis without animal models Blood clot researchers could benefit from a new device that mimics a human vein, replacing the need for animals for some studies.
25 April 2023 Dr Pavlovic to join the Council of European Section of the International Society for Heart Research Dr Pavlovic has been elected to join a group of 12 distinguished European cardiovascular researchers from the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR).