News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' Latest news from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences New Inflammatory Bowel Disease testing protocol could speed up diagnosis Description:Serial home tests would reduce unnecessary colonoscopy testingDate:15 April 2024 Live long and prosper? 7 top tips for targeting inflammaging and promoting a longer healthier life Description:As people are living longer, experts from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing cover seven evidence-based recommendations to tackle 'inflammageing'.Date:15 April 2024 Objective biomarker test could predict heart disease risk for patients with common arrhythmia Description:Patients with Atrial Fibrillation deemed high risk following analysis had five times as many cardiovascular events as low-risk clusterDate:13 April 2024 Advice to a Young Mathematical Biologist Description:Past and present Presidents of the Society for Mathematical Biology have pooled decades of expertise to help early career researchers get ahead in the field. Date:10 April 2024 Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Description:Targeting RAS family proteins in FLT3-ITD+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia shuts off a common route to drug resistance.Date:09 April 2024 New research partnership set to improve health in China’s Greater Bay area Description:The University of Birmingham and Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University are working together to improve healthcare in China and beyond.Date:05 April 2024 Fontan circulation link to changes in genetic code may lead to new treatment for heart conditions Description:Procedure used to treat children born with heart conditions may provide a new treatment opportunity Date:04 April 2024 Doctors on front line of tackling childhood obesity but more training and resources needed Description:In-depth interviews reveal little training for healthcare professionals or additional resources to support familiesDate:04 April 2024 Clinical trial shows rheumatoid arthritis drug could prevent disease Description:A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could also prevent the disease in individuals deemed to be at risk.Date:26 March 2024 Lung disease puts patients at risk of developing heart conditions regardless of other risk factors Description:Trial in rare disease enables researchers to control for other factors and find underlying action for cardiovascular disease riskDate:22 March 2024 Birmingham Professor Gary Middleton appointed as ECMC Network Lead Description:Professor Gary Middleton, Professor of Oncology, will be at the forefront of pioneering cancer research as ECMC Network Lead.Date:21 March 2024 Heart research receives BHF funding boost thanks to European partnership Description:Team led by Dr Katja Gehmlich wins half a million pound grant to further understanding of condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathyDate:20 March 2024 Previous1234567Next