Researchers discover way to improve immune response: Melbourne researchers have identified a way to improve the immune response in the face of severe viral infections. It is widely known that severe viral infections and cancer cause impairments to the immune system, including to T cells, a process called immune ‘exhaustion’. Overcoming immune exhaustion is a […]
AID/APOBECs among important factors in body’s defence against SARS-CoV-2: Together with their multifaceted action mechanisms, activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and so-called APOBEC proteins are important factors in the body’s immune response and offer fast and effective protection against a large number of DNA and RNA viruses. The task of AID is to strengthen the human […]
ESCP Goes Green: Colorectal community unites to improve long-term sustainability of surgery around the globe. The European Society of Coloproctology is launching its #SustainableSurgery campaign this July. The society’s month-long focus on sustainability aims to create a movement among the colorectal community that focuses on the health of the planet, as well as of the health of […]
New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 per cent. Affecting around 1.5 million adults in the UK, sleep apnoea is a condition where the upper airway from the back of the nose […]
Coventry University created virtual simulations of wards to train nursing students whose work placements have been cut short during the COVID-19 pandemic – preparing them to join the NHS. When the pandemic hit in March last year, work placements in hospitals were affected but the university’s simulation team has helped the School of Nursing, Midwifery […]
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A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has shown that people who smoke are at a higher risk of being hospitalised repeatedly with pneumonia. Preventing hospitalisation for pneumonia, especially during winter, is one of the priorities for respiratory diseases in the NHS Long Term Plan and for the British Thoracic Society. […]
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New research by scientists at the University of Bradford, the University of Sheffield and Oxford University established a link between cancer cells which are deprived of oxygen – a state known as hypoxia – and the production of an enzyme called senataxin, which aids DNA repair. Professor Sherif El-Khamisy, Director of the Institute of Cancer […]
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Elite athletes paired with Covid sufferers for recovery promotion project. Abertay University’s Sport v Covid project to support people negatively impacted by the pandemic Eilidh Doyle, Judy Murray and Tanni Grey-Thompson among participants sharing their experiences Players associations from across the world backing the project and others encouraged to come forward A new programme where […]
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Bariatric surgery not a quick fix for obesity according to student’s award-winning research: Bariatric surgery is not a quick fix for obesity and patients need extra support, possibly on an ongoing basis, according to award-winning research by a Coventry University student. BSc dietetics graduate Mariha Ansari’s final year research project as part of her degree investigated the eating and weight loss experiences of […]
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New blood test for the diagnostics of frontotemporal dementia. A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland shows for the first time that blood-based measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) enables distinguishing patients with frontotemporal dementia from those with primary psychiatric disorders or healthy individuals. Frontotemporal dementia is the second most […]
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