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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
17 January 2019 Premier League footballers participate in new ground-breaking concussion study The University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust have launched a new study funded by The Drake Foundation to review and potentially enhance concussion diagnosis in football.
14 January 2019 Study reveals surprising link between linoleic acid and occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis A recent large-scale study looking into diet and its impact on the development of rheumatoid arthritis has revealed a surprising finding: linoleic acid may have a noticeable anti-inflammatory effect.
21 December 2018 University of Birmingham develops sight-saving treatment for eye infection or trauma Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface of the eye.
22 November 2018 Developing cutting-edge treatments for a scar free future A ground-breaking new centre has opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham that will develop innovative new treatments for patients affected by scar related injuries.
26 September 2018 Key partnership launched to speed up the development of novel treatments for arthritis The Arthritis Therapy Acceleration Programme (A-TAP) is a £7 million concept funded by the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research.
12 September 2018 Birmingham plays host to successful ageing event The University of Birmingham's annual Agewell event took place in Birmingham city centre on Monday 10 September, led by Professor Janet Lord.
06 September 2018 Birmingham group highlights the importance of patient involvement in research Dr Marie Falahee, from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, is to visit the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society patient group in Worcester this month to talk about patient involvement in rheumatology research.
31 August 2018 New funding to help pioneering international collaboration to understand mechanisms that drive arthritis A collaboration between 13 centres based in the United States and two in the UK are redefining the distribution, organisation and spatial relationships of cells in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients.
23 August 2018 Research Scholar from Panjab University selected for UK fellowship Pradip Nirbhavane has been selected for the prestigious University of Birmingham India Institute Fellowship.
15 August 2018 E-cigarette vapour disables key immune cells in the lung and boosts inflammation Research led by the University has found that vapourised e-liquid fluid has a similar effect on the lungs and body to those seen in regular cigarette smokers and patients with chronic lung disease.
08 August 2018 Birmingham researcher heads across the Atlantic for first paediatric resuscitation international fellowship Dr Barney Scholefield, a Clinician Scientist and Paediatric Intensivist from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing has been working with leading academic researchers in the field of paediatric cardiac arrest.
19 July 2018 Researchers are one step closer to developing eye drops to treat common sight loss condition Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that could revolutionise treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).