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Birmingham joins charity to create next generation of leaders in childhood cancer

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Childhood cancer experts have joined a leading health charity to help create the next generation of leaders in paediatric oncology.
Date:
28 September 2022

Public support needed to tackle racial and other biases in AI for healthcare

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Members of the public are being asked to help remove biases based on race and other disadvantaged groups in artificial intelligence algorithms for healthcare
Date:
26 September 2022

Seeing the unseen: birth and death of tree roots under a future atmosphere

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Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground.
Date:
22 September 2022

Food for our guts: human microbes feed on plant sugars

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A carbohydrate commonly found attached to plant proteins is a food source for the bacteria in our gut, new research suggests.
Date:
22 September 2022

Research identifies new treatment target for CNS injury and neurological disease

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Potential target could treat long-term neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease and foster nerve regeneration in central nervous system injuries.
Date:
20 September 2022

Metabolic markers could give clues for brain hypertension

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Description:
Tests showed women with Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension had a distinct metabolic profile, but weight loss programmes had positive effect on results
Date:
08 September 2022

How the immune system tolerates friendly gut bacteria

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New understanding about how the gut balances between 'good' and 'bad' bacteria could provide new clues for managing chronic gut diseases
Date:
07 September 2022

Patient preferences surveyed to inform the development of acceptable new treatments

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Study part of new European recommendations for bringing patient preferences into drug development
Date:
06 September 2022

Crystal clear communication: conversation between immune and nerve cells help maintain cornea health

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Description:
Review of research found that two way conversation ensures inflammation in cornea kept to minimum
Date:
05 September 2022

Eye dye potential diagnostic tool for ocular inflammation disease

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Description:
Diagnostics for uveitis could be made easier thanks to new dye that can be used in drop form
Date:
05 September 2022

Marco Di Nunzio wins Leverhulme Research Fellowship

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Description:
This new project will explore why urban development correlates with deepening inequalities and who is responsible for those inequalities.
Date:
01 September 2022

Anticlotting hope after rare genetic defect discovery

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Description:
New research with families in Chile looking at a rare genetic defect suggests that new, more powerful drugs can to prevent dangerous clotting would be safe.
Date:
01 September 2022
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