News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed 28/07/2020 Researchers discover chemical messenger that instructs tissue cells to become aggressive DescriptionA University of Birmingham team have established that a chemical messenger released by blood vessels instructs tissue cells to become aggressive and destroy joints, a classic symptom of rheumatoid arthritis.Date:28/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 27/07/2020 The Nolan Show: Government targets 'buy one get one free' deals in aim to tackle obesity' DescriptionDr Abd Tahrani is interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show to discuss the government targeting 'buy one get one free' deals in an aim to tackle obesity.Date:27/07/2020 The Sun: First weight loss jabs' launch on high street after Boris's Covid obesity blitz DescriptionDr Abd Tahrani is quoted in The Sun regarding obesity and its significant unfavourable effects on the health of individuals, the health of the nation and the wide economy.Date:27/07/2020 Simple urine test could significantly improve detection of adrenal cancer DescriptionUsing a simple urine test alongside routine imaging for patients with adrenal masses could speed up adrenal cancer diagnosis, according to a new UK study.Date:27/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 15/07/2020 Flagship Cancer Research UK precision medicine trial highlights the need for a new approach in treating genomically complicated cancers DescriptionA pioneering lung cancer study has highlighted important factors that will need to be considered in the next wave of precision medicine studies particularly in treating genomically complicated cancers.Date:15/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 14/07/2020 UK children's intensive care units come together to offer first nationwide insight into new condition in children thought to be related to COVID-19 DescriptionA UK study into critically ill children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with symptoms of a rare, new inflammatory syndrome, has offered the first nationwide insights into the true extent of the condition.Date:14/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 13/07/2020 BBSRC grant awarded to purchase advanced research equipment DescriptionDr Dan Tennant, Dr Christian Ludwig and Professor Gareth Lavery have been awarded a 19ALERT mid-range equipment grant from the BBSRC to provide new tools for analysis of stable isotope incorporation into metabolites.Date:13/07/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Students 10/07/2020 Professor Melanie Calvert receives prestigious award for achievement in Patient-Reported Outcomes DescriptionProfessor Melanie Calvert has been awarded the prestigious Health Assessment Lab/Medical Outcomes Trust John Ware and Alvin Tarlov Career Achievement Prize in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures.Date:10/07/2020 AACR-CRUK Transatlantic Fellowship Success for Dr Justin Loke DescriptionDr Justin Loke has become one of the first-ever recipients of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) – Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Transatlantic Fellowships.Date:10/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 09/07/2020 Doing more with less: Sperm without a fully active tail move faster and more efficiently, new UK study finds DescriptionA new UK study finds that sperm without a fully active tail, rather than hindering the cell, move faster and more efficiently than sperm with a fully powered tail.Date:09/07/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 769 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next