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Posted 09 October 2020 Ground-breaking trial aiming to stop women dying in childbirth starts recruitment in Africa and Asia Researchers based at the University of Birmingham are starting a ground-breaking maternal health trial across 80 hospitals in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.
Posted 07 October 2020 Vitamin D deficiency increased risk of COVID in healthcare workers, new UK study shows Research finds healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing COVID-19 symptoms were more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency, with workers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected.
Posted 06 October 2020 'COVID-19 free' hospital areas could save lives after surgery – global study Setting up 'COVID-19 free' hospital areas for surgical patients could save lives during the second wave of the pandemic – reducing the risk of death from lung infections associated with coronavirus.
Posted 06 October 2020 University of Birmingham academic awarded grant for rapid COVID research A University of Birmingham academic is one of three UK scientists awarded a share of £50,000 to develop innovative research to improve the care of COVID-19 patients.
Posted 01 October 2020 Government COVID-19 testing lab to open at the University of Birmingham As part of the drive to expand COVID-19 testing capacity across the UK, The University of Birmingham has been announced today as one of the first academic sector lab partnerships to come online.
Posted 30 September 2020 Lockdown school closures may have increased risk of abuse for vulnerable children, new UK study finds The closure of schools as a result of COVID-19 lockdown measures may have harmed children as child abuse was not reported, a new study has found.
Posted 30 September 2020 Researchers develop guidelines for gender-based violence in Low and Middle Income Countries A collaborative team from across the University of Birmingham has developed the 'Ensure No 'Grab And Go Exploitative' guidelines as best practice in relation to gender-based violence research.
Posted 25 September 2020 Operation Moonshot proposals are scientifically unsound, experts argue Proposals made by the government as part of Operation Moonshot could do more harm than good, a group of UK experts have argued in a new article published by the BMJ.
Posted 25 September 2020 Dried blood spot sampling offers an inexpensive way to widen access to antibody testing for COVID-19 Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, a new study by immunology experts at the University of Birmingham has found.
Posted 15 September 2020 Birmingham scientists discover the earliest steps in the development of an immune response The process of white blood cells responding to infections begins earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Posted 11 September 2020 Behind the mask: Study shows COVID-19 exposure and viral carriage in health care workers 2.4% of asymptomatic health care workers at work in Birmingham were carriers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus a new study by the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has found.