QS World University Subject Rankings released for 2023 University of Birmingham rises 30 places to be joint 62nd in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine.
19 April 2023 Drug combination could overcome tumour resistance for some children’s cancers Children with some tumours may benefit from receiving a combination of inhibitor drugs, according to interim results of research presented at a conference.
18 April 2023 University of Birmingham, Dexter and Cegedim Health Data partner in gestational diabetes trial The data-driven trial will use the Dexter software platform, developed at the University to identify suitable trial participants from electronic patient records
05 April 2023 Birmingham team recognised for showing that blood vessel leakiness can identify brain tumours. A multi-centre trial, led by Professor Andrew Peet, has shown measuring brain tumour blood supply in children can indicate tumours that may be more aggressive.
04 April 2023 Obesity turning arthritic joint cells into pro-inflammation ‘bad apples’ Being overweight may be physically changing the environment within people’s joints, with obesity promoting pro-inflammatory conditions which worsen arthritis.
28 March 2023 Ageing: is it driven by our genetic coding? New research asks the question of why ageing happens in a uniform way when current models work on the basis of randomly accumulated damage.