Parasitic roundworm poses lung health threat to European men DescriptionYoung men exposed to parasitic roundworm may be at increased risk of developing asthma and serious lung damage, a new study reveals.Date:06/01/2022Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication DescriptionOlder patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture.Date:21/12/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Migrant deaths in the English Channel and the right to asylum DescriptionIRiS Director Professor Nando Sigona responds to the tragic death of 27 migrants crossing the English Channel to reach the UK.Date:29/11/2021Categories: International, Research, Social Sciences Of Heroes, Empire and Brexit DescriptionDr Berny Sèbe, a Senior Lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies in the Department of Modern Languages, will be in France next week to deliver two papers based on his research.Date:05/11/2021Categories: Arts and Law, International, Research Urgent changes needed to global guidelines designed to stop surgical infection DescriptionWound infections are the most common problem after surgery, particularly in developing countries, but promised innovations to tackle the issue do not work and global guidance needs changing, a new study reveals.Date:02/11/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Triple-drug combo could prove key weapon in fight against cancer DescriptionCombining three existing drugs could form an effective and non-toxic treatment for a range of aggressive blood cancers, a new study reveals.Date:02/11/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Contraceptive pill can reduce type 2 diabetes risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, finds study DescriptionA study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Date:18/10/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research One in seven patients miss cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns - study DescriptionOne in seven cancer patients around the world have missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study reveals.Date:06/10/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Goodbye to CATENA staff DescriptionAfter three years working as postdoctoral research fellows on the ERC CATENA project, Dr Georgi Parpulov and Dr Panagiotis Manafis are leaving ITSEE to take up new academic positions.Date:30/09/2021Categories: Arts and Law, International, Research Artificial Intelligence approach helps to identify patients with heart failure that respond to beta-blocker treatment DescriptionResearchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new way to identify which patients with heart failure will benefit from treatment with beta-blockers.Date:31/08/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 142 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next