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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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20 October 2022 Single stranded suture threads could prevent pregnancy infection complications, C-STICH trial finds Results of the clinical trial published in the Lancet found single-strand suture threads could reduce risk of infection after cerclage surgery
20 October 2022 Monkeypox research to benefit from genetic coding lessons taken from Covid-19 Lessons from the genetic mutations which led to Covid-19 variants such as Alpha and Omicron could help scientists tackle similar changes in Monkeypox.
18 October 2022 AI takes guesswork out of lateral flow testing A new trial found that an AI app-based reader for lateral flow devices reduced false Covid negatives in assisted test sites.
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
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
06 October 2022 Childhood cancer radiotherapy involving exposure to the head increases risk of future brain tumours Children who received radiotherapy which exposed their head are at increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called a meningioma.
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
22 September 2022 Food for our guts: human microbes feed on plant sugars A carbohydrate commonly found attached to plant proteins is a food source for the bacteria in our gut, new research suggests.