Latest news Back to 'Institute of Inflammation and Ageing' Researchers discover chemical messenger that instructs tissue cells to become aggressive DescriptionA University of Birmingham team have established that a chemical messenger released by blood vessels instructs tissue cells to become aggressive and destroy joints, a classic symptom of rheumatoid arthritis.Date:28/07/2020 UK children's intensive care units come together to offer first nationwide insight into new condition in children thought to be related to COVID-19 DescriptionA UK study into critically ill children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with symptoms of a rare, new inflammatory syndrome, has offered the first nationwide insights into the true extent of the condition.Date:14/07/2020 Birmingham professor awarded prestigious Carol Nachman prize for Rheumatology DescriptionProfessor Christopher Buckley has been awarded the 2020 Carol Nachman prize based on outstanding innovate research activities in the field of rheumatology.Date:17/06/2020 First drugs announced in major COVID-19 drugs trial DescriptionTwo UK drugs companies will be the first to partner with the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford as part of a major new UK drugs trial to test potential therapeutics to treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19.Date:10/06/2020 Birmingham designed test confirms COVID-19 as trigger for rare Kawasaki-like syndrome in children DescriptionA test developed in Birmingham has offered evidence confirming COVID-19 to be the cause of a newly emerged multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, who have tested negative for the virus by the PCR test.Date:08/06/2020 Chernajovsky Foundation support two PhD scholarships to develop novel therapies DescriptionTwo research groups have been awarded funds over £285,000 to support PhD scholarships from the Lorna and Yuti Chernajovsky Biomedical Research Foundation.Date:01/06/2020 'Cell pores' discovery gives hope to millions of brain and spinal cord injury patients DescriptionScientists at University of Birmingham have discovered a new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75 million victims worldwide each year.Date:21/05/2020 Blog: A doctor's view from the frontline - Patient care at the time of COVID and how routine health data can help DescriptionProfessor Liz Sapey, Hub Director for HDR-UK's PIONEER, writes a guest blog post on her experience as a frontline medical doctor working in acute medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.Date:07/04/2020 Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones DescriptionThe Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem has been awarded Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Date:20/02/2020 Three new fellowships in the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing DescriptionThree scientists from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing have received funding from the Kennedy Trust, The Dunhill Medical Trust and the Medical Research Foundation to support and further their research.Date:19/02/2020 Displaying 1 to 10 of 75 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next