News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' Latest news from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences Cancer Research UK appoints new Trustee from the University of Birmingham Description:Cancer Research UK has announced the appointment of Professor Pamela Kearns, Director of the University of Birmingham's Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, as a Trustee and Member.Date:05 January 2021 Dental experts discover biological imbalance is the reason for link between gum and kidney disease Description:A new study has found that an imbalance of the body's oxygen could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other.Date:05 January 2021 Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences welcomes new Birmingham Fellow Description:Dr James Guggenheim has been appointed as a Birmingham Fellow with the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham.Date:04 January 2021 New research highlights the importance of the thymus in successful pregnancies Description:Findings from an international group of researchers reveal important changes that occur in the thymus to prevent miscarriages and gestational diabetes.Date:23 December 2020 Large study in UK NHS labs shows gold standard accuracy of Oxford Nanopore's COVID-19 test LamPORE for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients Description:A study of more than 23,000 samples carried out by teams across the UK, including the University of Birmingham, shows Oxford Nanopore's COVID-19 test, LamPORE, is highly accurate for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.Date:21 December 2020 BAME babies at highest risk of Vitamin D deficiency, highlighting need for improvements to UK antenatal supplementation programme, new study suggests Description:A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborns in the West Midlands has shown.Date:18 December 2020 Major award for a new national approach to improving clinical research in the NHS to benefit patient care Description:Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department of Health & Social Care, DaRe2THINK will develop an entirely new way to run large clinical trials for patient benefit in the NHS.Date:15 December 2020 High performance, low cost ventilator project awarded grant of £768k by UKRI Description:An international team of scientists and engineers have been awarded a grant of £768K by UKRI as part of the Newton Fund's Agile Response Call to develop high performance, low cost ventilators.Date:15 December 2020 Landmark non-alcoholic fatty liver disease trial identifies new treatment Description:An international trial providing one of the lead investigators has identified a potential drug therapy to reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – a condition for which there is currently no approved treatment.Date:14 December 2020 New treatment could spare early-stage rectal cancer patients life-altering side effects Description:A new and less invasive treatment developed by Cancer Research UK researchers is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer.Date:11 December 2020 Study finds paediatric cancer patients at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection Description:The first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that they are not at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection.Date:11 December 2020 University awarded over £1.5 million for new MB-PhD programme Description:The University has been awarded funding for a new MB-PhD programme to support three intercalating students a year for five years in areas of research relevant to musculoskeletal and other inflammatory diseases.Date:11 December 2020 Previous2324252627282930Next