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Cancer and Genomics Combining anti-tumour drugs with chemo may improve rare children’s cancer outcomes Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients’ tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment.
Microbiology and Infection New and highly infectious E. coli strain resistant to powerful antibiotics
Applied Health Research Lockdown air quality boost in Oxford helped 41% reduction in adult asthma hospital stays
Immunology and Immunotherapy Immune cells lose ‘killer instinct’ in cancerous tumours – but functionality can be re-awakened
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24 February 2023 India hospital network launched to initiate life-saving colon cancer trial Twelve hospitals across country will be part of the network which will support the trial in India
22 February 2023 After 25 years of AI health tech research computers are slowly beginning to listen to patients Mental health and other chronic conditions leading way in combining AI potential with patient reported outcomes
21 February 2023 £1 million award for BactiVac Network to continue supporting development of bacterial vaccines Bacterial infections kill over 7 million people each year and the development of new and better vaccines will reduce this devastating burden of disease.
15 February 2023 Efficacy of BCG vaccine in reducing COPD exacerbations funded for £1.8M University of Birmingham researchers have received a £1.8M grant by the NIHR EME Programme investigating BCG vaccine efficacy in reducing COPD exacerbations.
13 February 2023 Conundrum solved over HPV link with head and neck cancer International analysis has found that discordant results between two types of HPV test linked with worse outcomes for patients
13 February 2023 Adding years to your inflammation clock – what factors affect healthy ageing-related system decline Beneficial habits including exercise and healthy diet may delay ‘inflammaging’ associated with age-related health problems
10 February 2023 Remote symptom reporting for patients may reduce times for 7 million on elective-care waiting lists Review of international examples of electronic patient-reported outcomes tools shows they could support clinical practice and reduce outpatient waiting times
08 February 2023 Leukaemia trial testing vaccine strategies to combat immune suppression The IMPROVE clinical trial is testing whether vaccine timing can help clinically vulnerable people build antibodies
03 February 2023 Immunocompromised patients remain at higher risk of COVID-19 death in hospital Patients had 44% higher risk of death in hospital compared to those with healthy immune system function