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Posted 15 July 2019 Cancer researchers discover important first step for personalised head and neck cancer treatment Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered an important first step in the pathway for developing personalised medicine for the treatment of head and neck cancer.
Posted 15 July 2019 Birmingham researcher awarded MRC Career Development Award Dr Rebecca Drummond, a fungal immunologist and Birmingham Fellow, has been awarded a five-year Career Development Award (CDA) from the MRC to further her research into fungal immunology.
Posted 12 July 2019 Public urged to take part in consultation on life-saving test to identify heart defects in newborns The public is being urged to take part in a consultation over a national recommendation not to roll out a life-saving test to identify newborn babies with critical congenital heart defects pioneered by our experts.
Posted 10 July 2019 MW-ATTC celebrates successful first year The Midland-Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre has produced a newsletter detailing key updates over its first year.
Posted 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.
Posted 08 July 2019 Women with a disabling neurological disorder are at twice the risk of heart conditions Female patients who suffer from a disabling neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension are at twice the risk of heart conditions and stroke, a study led by the University of Birmingham has shown.
Posted 05 July 2019 University of Birmingham Enterprise welcomes progress in new treatment for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension University of Birmingham Enterprise welcomes the floatation of Invex Therapeutics, which is developing an innovative new treatment approach for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Posted 03 July 2019 Cancer research finds new ways BRCA1 gene functions Research led by the University of Birmingham has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions, which could help expand our understanding of the development of ovarian and breast cancers.