Championing building ventilation
A campaign promoting the role of better building ventilation to support health and wellbeing has been launched by a coalition of scientists and engineering bodies....
Innovation
The Innovation section showcases a variety of groundbreaking developments in healthcare and medicine. It includes diverse topics such as empowering students in skin health through design, developing wearable diagnostics for neuromuscular diseases, and utilizing “superhero bugs” and AI in combating infections. The section also covers significant research funding awards, collaborations like Coventry University joining the Turing University network, and advancements in early breast cancer detection using robotic technology. Additionally, it explores the integration of AI in electronic health records, clinical trials for spinal cord injuries, and innovative medical applications like using substances from poisonous mushrooms against kidney cancer, emphasizing the dynamic and transformative nature of medical innovation.
Stem-cell derived kidneys
Stem-cell derived kidneys could improve disease research and treatment: A key advance in growing stem-cell-derived kidneys in the laboratory could improve disease research and treatment for...
Sub-Saharan Africa: New project set to develop diagnostics
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are leading a new international project which aims to provide Sub-Saharan Africa with portable, reliable and affordable methods to...
Eat apples and drink tea for good health
Eat apples and drink tea for good health: First nutritional guideline of its kind says an apple a day really can keep the doctor away....
Paradigm to enhance tumour targeting with biomimetic nanovectors
A new technique to improve the coating of nanoparticles used in cancer therapy may enhance tumour targeting, a new study carried out in collaboration between...
Finger-prick blood test identifies immunity to COVID-19
A finger-prick blood test can identify people most at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19. The simple test, developed by a small biotech firm based in...
Head and neck cancer: Markers to facilitate better treatment
Malignant tumours in the head and neck region are very heterogeneous and therefore difficult to treat. In addition, the lack of prognostic markers is a...
Coventry University Group launches research institute in Europe
Coventry University Group is launching the new Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE), with the ambition of broadening the scope of its campus in Poland...
President of The Physiological Society congratulates 2022 Nobel Prize winner
President of The Physiological Society congratulates 2022 Nobel Prize winner: The Physiological Society congratulates Professor Svante Pääbo ForMemRS, who has been awarded the 2022 Nobel...
Kingston Uni Phd student winner
Kingston University PhD student wins national Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition for research that could help address global organ donor shortage. A Kingston University PhD...
