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News Birmingham researchers receive funding to study veteran brain injury Scientists at the University of Birmingham awarded almost £200,000 by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs to better understand traumatic brain injury in veterans.
QS World University Subject Rankings released for 2023 University of Birmingham rises 30 places to be joint 62nd in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine.
28 March 2023 Ageing: is it driven by our genetic coding? New research asks the question of why ageing happens in a uniform way when current models work on the basis of randomly accumulated damage
14 March 2023 Birmingham researchers receive funding to study veteran brain injury Scientists at the University of Birmingham awarded almost £200,000 by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs to better understand traumatic brain injury in veterans.
09 March 2023 Naturally occurring peptide may tackle the ‘root cause’ of obesity-related conditions Research shows the peptide called PEPITEM could provide a revolutionary approach to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related diseases
13 February 2023 Adding years to your inflammation clock – what factors affect healthy ageing-related system decline Beneficial habits including exercise and healthy diet may delay ‘inflammaging’ associated with age-related health problems
24 January 2023 Latest research finds hypertension drug could be repurposed to delay ageing Latest research has found that rilmenidine, a drug used to treat hypertension, can be used to slow ageing and extend lifespan.
03 January 2023 University of Birmingham healthy-ageing pioneer awarded CBE Pioneering University of Birmingham immunity expert Professor Janet Lord has been awarded a CBE in the 2023 New Year Honours.