New factor in the development of psoriasis
New factor in the development of psoriasis discovered: Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin condition. The underlying genetic factors have…
Infection/Disease
Infant vaccines
Infant vaccines are not fit for purpose: We have discovered that the amount of aluminium an infant receives in a…
Greta Thunberg calls for vaccine equity
Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000…
ECMO has positive impact on survival rates
ECMO has positive impact on survival rates: Analysis of the critical care of Covid-19 patient involving the use of extracorporeal…
One year of SARS-CoV-2 mutations
Researchers have published an in-depth look at the SARS-CoV-2 mutations that have taken place during the past year in the Journal of…
Liver transplants: Improving waitlist mortality
Liver transplants: Improving waitlist mortality by improved risk assessment: The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure…
Why ‘poo’ transplants effectively treat C. difficile
New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. difficile could lead to more treatments for similar conditions Experts have…
New Huntington’s disease trial
Aberdeen has recruited the first UK patient for a new trial investigating pridopidine, an oral drug for the treatment of…
Chronic inflammatory liver disease
Chronic inflammatory liver disease: cell stress mechanisms identified as prognostic factor: PSC is a rare disease with a poor prognosis…
New £18m gene therapy centre will ‘cure the incurable’
A new dedicated gene therapy hub for the North of England will fast-track treatments for diseases and conditions which are…