Latest study uncovers findings of periodontal therapy in reducing rheumatoid arthritis disease activity Periodontal treatment resulted in significant improvements in periodontal disease outcomes and overall rheumatoid arthritis disease activity
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.
16 November 2022 Inflammation and Ageing Research Fellow receives £1.2M Competitive MRC Career Development Fellowship Dr Jon Hazeldine, Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded a competitive MRC Career Development Award Fellowship totalling £1.2M.
11 November 2022 Historic concussion monitoring collaboration extended during Women’s 2021 Rugby World Cup The collaboration between University of Birmingham spin-off Marker Diagnostics, Rugby Football Union and World Rugby extended for the Women’s Rugby World Cup
14 October 2022 New £30M research injection to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases Renewed National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre continue funds for developments around inflammatory diseases
14 October 2022 First Midlands research collaboration to focus on patient safety National Institute for Health and Care Research will establish Patient Safety Research Collaboration based in the Midlands
30 September 2022 Half of mild brain injury patients not recovering after six months, new commission warns Report published in Lancet Neurology highlights progress and unmet needs for traumatic brain injury prevention, care, and research
26 September 2022 Public support needed to tackle racial and other biases in AI for healthcare Members of the public are being asked to help remove biases based on race and other disadvantaged groups in artificial intelligence algorithms for healthcare
20 September 2022 Research identifies new treatment target for CNS injury and neurological disease Potential target could treat long-term neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease and foster nerve regeneration in central nervous system injuries.
16 September 2022 Professor of Metabolism and Inflammation awarded £828K British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship Professor Claudio Mauro has been awarded a British Heart Foundation Senior Research Fellowship towards research in immunometabolism in atherosclerosis.
07 September 2022 How the immune system tolerates friendly gut bacteria New understanding about how the gut balances between 'good' and 'bad' bacteria could provide new clues for managing chronic gut diseases
06 September 2022 Patient preferences surveyed to inform the development of acceptable new treatments Study part of new European recommendations for bringing patient preferences into drug development