News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' Latest news from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences Artificial intelligence outperforms doctors in the precise diagnosis of eye disorders Description:A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 could exceed the ability of non-specialist doctors in evaluating eye issues and offering guidance.Date:10 May 2024 West Midlands air pollution causing up to 2300 early deaths each year Description:Every area of the West Midlands exceeds WHO guidelines on clean air but meeting targets would have £3.2bn economic benefit in reduced health burdenDate:09 May 2024 Third Covid vaccine dose improves defence for some clinically extremely vulnerable patients Description:90% who had low immune response during initial vaccinations developed antibodies, but more than half of non-respondents from first jabs saw no booster benefitDate:08 May 2024 College of Medical and Dental Sciences hosts Research Festival 2024 Description:The Research Festival celebrated the wide range of excellent research being undertaken in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. Date:08 May 2024 BactiVac Network awarded £700k by the UK Vaccine Network Project to focus on potential epidemics Description:The UK government has awarded BactiVac, £700k to accelerate the development of bacterial vaccines with a focus on pathogens with epidemic outbreak potential. Date:07 May 2024 Red light therapy for repairing spinal cord injury passes milestone Description:The researchers have already received further funding and are planning to develop an implantable device for use in humans with traumatic spinal cord injury. Date:06 May 2024 Low Traffic Neighbourhood rollout needs coordinated approach Description:Survey of implementation of LTNs in Birmingham found mixed views with some favourable responses but some concern about impact on traffic on other nearby roadsDate:03 May 2024 Center of Excellence Award Renewal for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center Description:A world-class Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Center in Birmingham has successfully had their center status renewed.Date:29 April 2024 How vaccines are a key tool to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance Description:As AMR threatens to become the leading cause of death by 2050, vaccines could lead way to tackle drug-resistant infections and reduce reliance on antibioticsDate:25 April 2024 How much do we really value end-of-life care? Description:Professor Cara Bailey reflects on UK House of Commons debate highlighting need to rethink how we fund hospicesDate:23 April 2024 Birmingham Professor to lead the European Federation of Periodontology Description:The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) have recently named Professor Moritz Kebschull, from the School of Dentistry, as their new President.Date:23 April 2024 £12M research centre will improve efficiency of rare disease trials to unlock tests and treatments Description:Researchers from The University of Birmingham have created a new £12M research centre to improve clinical trials for rare diseases. Date:23 April 2024 Previous1234567Next