Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer is possible

Charity Target Ovarian Cancer is leading the way in addressing the ‘unacceptable’ variation in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer – which is currently failing women who are diagnosed too late. Research co-funded by Target Ovarian Cancer showed that the proportion of women diagnosed at an early stage (I or II) varies from 22 per cent […]

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Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer is possible

Charity Target Ovarian Cancer is leading the way in addressing the ‘unacceptable’ variation in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer – which is currently failing women who are diagnosed too late. Research co-funded by Target Ovarian Cancer showed that the proportion of women diagnosed at an early stage (I or II) varies from 22 per cent […]

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Innovative care for older people

Northumbria University researchers are celebrating a key milestone in the development and delivery of an innovative new programme designed to improve care for older people. Northumbria University developed the Enhanced Care for Older People (EnCOP) programme in partnership with the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Ageing Well Network, to understand the workforce development needs […]

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Innovative care for older people

Northumbria University researchers are celebrating a key milestone in the development and delivery of an innovative new programme designed to improve care for older people. Northumbria University developed the Enhanced Care for Older People (EnCOP) programme in partnership with the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Ageing Well Network, to understand the workforce development needs […]

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Breastfed and mixed-fed babies at lower risk of having special educational needs

Children who are exclusively breastfed or fed a mix of formula and breastmilk for the first six to eight weeks of life are at lower risk of having special educational need and learning disabilities, according to a new study. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and published in PLOS Medicine, studied data from […]

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Breastfed and mixed-fed babies at lower risk of having special educational needs

Children who are exclusively breastfed or fed a mix of formula and breastmilk for the first six to eight weeks of life are at lower risk of having special educational need and learning disabilities, according to a new study. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and published in PLOS Medicine, studied data from […]

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Game changing tech investment

Multi-million-pound investment for University spinout to adapt ‘game-changing’ technology for Lyme disease and diabetes. The team who devised ground-breaking technology to create covid tests at the height of the pandemic have joined forces with US biotech giant Innova Medical Group (IMG) to adapt the technology to develop the tests for a range of other diseases […]

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Game changing tech investment

Multi-million-pound investment for University spinout to adapt ‘game-changing’ technology for Lyme disease and diabetes. The team who devised ground-breaking technology to create covid tests at the height of the pandemic have joined forces with US biotech giant Innova Medical Group (IMG) to adapt the technology to develop the tests for a range of other diseases […]

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Sedentary time may significantly enlarge adolescents’ heart

In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of Bristol in the UK, the University of Exeter in the UK, and the University of Eastern […]

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Sedentary time may significantly enlarge adolescents’ heart

In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of Bristol in the UK, the University of Exeter in the UK, and the University of Eastern […]

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