Removing cancer's protective barrier could boost immunotherapy treatments DescriptionScientists at the University of Birmingham may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatmentsDate:26/08/2019Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Inflammatory arthritis research centre receives continued funding DescriptionA national centre researching inflammatory arthritis will receive continued funding of nearly £2 million over five years from Versus Arthritis, it has been announced.Date:23/08/2019 Research shows low-cost once a day combination pill can prevent heart disease and stroke DescriptionResearch carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham in the UK has shown a combination low-cost pill called a polypill containing four drugs is effective in preventing cardiovascular disease.Date:23/08/2019 Marie Curie Fellowship awarded to explore language in Persian translation DescriptionDr Kayvan Tahmasebian (Department of Modern Languages) has been awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship to examine the influence of translation on deep structures of modern Persian literary criticism.Date:21/08/2019Categories: Arts and Law, Research 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency will be prevented by adding vitamin D to wheat flour DescriptionAdding vitamin D to wheat flour would prevent 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales over the next 90 years, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.Date:20/08/2019 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency will be prevented by adding vitamin D to wheat flour DescriptionAdding vitamin D to wheat flour would prevent 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales over the next 90 yearsDate:20/08/2019Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research New tool could lead to improved care of patients living with artificial heart pump DescriptionNew research led by the University of Birmingham and funded by the British Heart Foundation could improve the lives of those living with an artificial heart pump.Date:19/08/2019Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research New tool could lead to improved care of patients living with artificial heart pump DescriptionNew research led by the University of Birmingham and funded by the British Heart Foundation could improve the lives of those living with an artificial heart pump.Date:16/08/2019Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) Director, at the University of Birmingham, selected for prestigious Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Programme DescriptionProfessor Phillimore to visit the University of Melbourne as a Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting FellowDate:16/08/2019Categories: Research, Social Sciences Self Care: A Part of Ethical Research Practice DescriptionBy Jeanine Hourani, Research Associate at Centre for Health Equality, Gender and Women's Health Unit, University of Melbourne.Date:14/08/2019Categories: Research, Social Sciences Displaying 1 to 10 of 1000 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next