News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed 26/05/2020 Birmingham researcher wins Programme Grant from the National Institutes of Health DescriptionDr Neil Morgan has been awarded a (Multi PI) R01 Programme Grant from the National Institutes of Health (USA) to research the role of the SLFN14 gene in megakaryopoiesis and platelet development.Date:26/05/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Students 22/05/2020 The Conversation: A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments DescriptionProfessor Justine Davies and Maria Odland write for The Conversation on how the number of older people in lower income countries is growing and how these countries' health systems might not be able to cope.Date:22/05/2020Categories: Dubai Campus, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 21/05/2020 University of Birmingham secures funding for critical UK clinical trial for children diagnosed with rare childhood cancer DescriptionA team will coordinate the UK arm of a critical European clinical trial which could lead to the development of more effective and kinder treatments for children diagnosed with a rare and aggressive childhood cancer.Date:21/05/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research High doses of vitamin D supplementation has no benefit in preventing or treating COVID-19 DescriptionScientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.Date:21/05/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Students 'Cell pores' discovery gives hope to millions of brain and spinal cord injury patients DescriptionScientists at University of Birmingham have discovered a new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75 million victims worldwide each year.Date:21/05/2020Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 19/05/2020 Birmingham epilepsy researcher secures prestigious fellowship DescriptionDr Wessel Woldman, Research Fellow from the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine at the University of Birmingham has been appointed an Emerging Leader Fellowship from Epilepsy Research UK.Date:19/05/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Students 15/05/2020 COVID-19 disruption will lead to 28 million surgeries cancelled worldwide DescriptionOver 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – leading to patients facing a lengthy wait for their health issues to be resolved, a new study reveals.Date:15/05/2020Categories: Dubai Campus, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 14/05/2020 Three Birmingham Professors announced as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows DescriptionThree professors from the University of Birmingham have been named among the UK's most prominent biomedical and health scientists by the Academy of Medical Sciences in its prestigious list of Fellows.Date:14/05/2020Categories: Dubai Campus, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 12/05/2020 Study finds new group of lung cancer patients could benefit from immunotherapy treatment DescriptionA clinical trial from the University of Birmingham has found that a new group of patients with lung cancer could benefit from immunotherapy treatment.Date:12/05/2020Categories: Dubai Campus, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Major COVID-19 drugs trial begins in Birmingham DescriptionA trial which will rapidly test new therapies for patients hospitalised due to COVID-19 is opening in Birmingham this week.Date:12/05/2020Categories: Dubai Campus, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 734 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next