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News Honorary Consultant Paediatric Intensivist Wins Chief Investigator of the Year Dr Barney Scholefield, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, wins Chief Investigator of the Year
23 August 2019 Inflammatory arthritis research centre receives continued funding A national centre researching inflammatory arthritis will receive continued funding of nearly £2 million over five years from Versus Arthritis, it has been announced.
02 August 2019 Cross-Institute Neuroscience and Ophthalmology team celebrates its women in science The Neuroscience and Ophthalmology team, led by Professor Ann Logan, is an exciting representation of women in science bringing together colleagues from the Institutes of Inflammation and Ageing and Clinical Sciences.
10 July 2019 Light touch to improve rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis A new way of detecting rheumatoid arthritis using infrared light could offer an objective way of diagnosing the disease and monitoring treatment effectiveness, a University of Birmingham study shows.
26 June 2019 University of Birmingham in €4 million project to train researchers to improve sight-saving treatments Treatment of diseases of the back of the eye such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease is set to be improved with a €4 million EU-funded project in partnership with the University of Birmingham.
17 June 2019 Repurposing existing drugs or combining therapies could help in the treatment of autoimmune diseases Research led by the University of Birmingham has found that re-purposing already existing drugs or combining therapies could be used to treat patients who have difficult to treat autoimmune diseases.
03 June 2019 Key link discovered between tissue cell type and different forms of arthritis Pioneering research by scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford brings us a step closer to developing targeted therapies for inflammatory diseases.
05 April 2019 Care home study will assess if exercising while seated improves the health of frail older adults Volunteer residents at a care home are taking part in a new University of Birmingham study aimed at assessing whether exercising while seated can improve the health and well-being of frail older adults.
26 March 2019 University of Birmingham launches new Centre for Trauma Sciences Research In March earlier this year, the University of Birmingham launched a Centre for Trauma Sciences Research in order to advance the development of new technologies and clinical treatments for trauma patients.
05 March 2019 HRH The Duke of Sussex visits the world's first conflict wound research centre HRH The Duke of Sussex met scientists and clinical experts during a visit to the world's first specialist military and civilian wound research centre.
01 March 2019 New research identifies potential new treatment for patients with inflammatory joint conditions Targeting early changes in the synovial microenvironment could offer a new class of rheumatoid arthritis therapy, finds a study carried out by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
08 February 2019 Birmingham Professor announced as 'future leader' in Innovation, Enterprise and Research Programme A leading University of Birmingham Professor has been announced as one of the first participants in The Academy of Medical Sciences' novel Future Leaders in Innovation, Enterprise and Research (FLIER) Programme.
17 January 2019 Birmingham Brief: Concussion in sport: How science could tackle it Academic neurosurgeon Professor Tony Belli writes for the Birmingham Brief on how concussion in sports is a serious issue that needs investigating.