News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed 15/11/2018 Standard chemotherapy treatment for HPV-positive throat cancer remains the most effective, study finds DescriptionA new study funded by Cancer Research UK and led by the University of Birmingham has found that the standard chemotherapy used to treat a specific type of throat cancer remains the most effective.Date:15/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 12/11/2018 Research brings personalised medicine to treat leukaemia one step closer DescriptionScientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed the roles that different types of gene mutations play in causing blood cancers in a study that was the culmination of a decade's research.Date:12/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research University leads pioneering research to find solutions to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance DescriptionWhile this week marks World Antibiotic Awareness Week, experts at the University of Birmingham are carrying out pioneering research to find real world solutions to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.Date:12/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research University of Birmingham students shine at international healthcare conference DescriptionFour students recently presented at the All Together Better Health IX Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, the leading international conference for Interprofessional Education (IPE) organised by the World Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Coordinating Committee.Date:12/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Students 06/11/2018 The Conversation: Most children who have their tonsils removed don't benefit DescriptionProfessor Tom Marshall, Professor of Public Health and Primary Care, writes for The Conversation UK on how seven in every eight children who have their tonsils removed are unlikely to benefit from the operation.Date:06/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences Seven in eight children's tonsillectomies are unnecessary, study reveals DescriptionA new study by the University of Birmingham has found that seven in every eight children who have their tonsils removed are unlikely to benefit from the operation.Date:06/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 05/11/2018 Farming family's fundraising legacy continues to support brain tumour patients DescriptionA cheque in memory of Richard Watson Jones has been presented to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity to support the world-class care on offer for brain tumour patients at the hospital and the work of Professor Colin Watts, Chair of the Birmingham Brain Cancer Programme.Date:05/11/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences 26/10/2018 New research will study smallest vessels of the heart DescriptionNew research by the University of Birmingham and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) will study the damage caused to the smallest vessels of the heart following a heart attack.Date:26/10/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 25/10/2018 Patients with HPV-positive throat cancer should receive chemotherapy not cetuximab DescriptionPatients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat cancer should receive chemoradiotherapy rather than cetuximab with radiotherapy, according to research led by the University of Birmingham.Date:25/10/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Cancer trial shows treating the prostate with radiotherapy improves survival DescriptionTreating the prostate with radiotherapy alongside standard treatment led to a 11 per cent* increase in survival for some men with advanced prostate cancer, show the results from a study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham and funded by Cancer Research UK.Date:25/10/2018Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 530 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next