Trudie Lobban MBE is the Founder & Trustee of Arrhythmia Alliance (The Heart Rhythm Charity), Founder of Syncope Trust and Reflex anoxic Seizure group (STARS & STARS-US) and Founder & CEO of Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA). She is recognised as a world expert at representing patients and their carers as well as working closely with all […]
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Imperial researchers are set to begin trials to assess the safety and effectiveness of two of the UK’s coronavirus vaccines in development, when inhaled into the lungs. The clinical team will compare COVID-19 vaccine candidates being developed by both Imperial College London and Oxford University, delivering the vaccines directly to the respiratory tract of human […]
Our Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, was among the first in the world to see some of our COVID-19 detection dogs in training demonstrate how they are learning to detect the virus this week. Her Royal Highness was greeted on arrival by some of our Bio Detection Dogs and accompanied by our CEO, Claire Guest, […]
Surrey and Wollongong to develop tools to improve ‘street canyon’ air quality: As cities across the globe reawaken from their COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers from the University of Surrey have secured a grant to help them tackle air pollution in new and innovative ways. Thanks to funding from the University Global Partnerships Network (UGPN), the University […]
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Sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is the leading cause of death in intensive care units. Globally, it causes more than 11 million deaths each year. An innovative approach may hold the key to boosting the recovery of critically ill patients with sepsis, according to new research from a team at the Florey Institute of […]
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VR rehabilitation: An innovative Curtin University research project that uses an interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation or ‘serious game’ to improve upper limb function in people with spinal cord injuries has been boosted by funding from the Insurance Commission. The immersive VR rehabilitation program, which uses cooking a virtual steak as a functional rehabilitation […]
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Rare and less common cancer charities come together to tackle pandemic’s impact through inspirational new fundraiser, 20for20. Twenty charities representing people affected by rare and less common cancers have joined forces in a major new fundraising campaign. Brought together by national bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK, the event is a response to […]
Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) Heart Rhythm Congress 2020 (launching 27 September) — hosted on the purpose-built Arrhythmia Alliance Virtual Conference Centre — will see world-renowned experts review, debate, and discuss key issues in the field of electrophysiology. Highlights of the first virtual A-A HRC2020, which will be a combination of recorded and live presentations, include: A joint […]
An international research project led by Curtin University and funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has developed and successfully tested an intervention program to help discourage doping in sport. The research, published in prestigious sports science journal British Journal of Sports Medicine, was carried out in Australia, the UK and Greece and involved 919 athletes […]
Scaling up efforts to tackle male self harm: Men and boys account for 75 per cent of deaths from suicide, making them a key group for interventions, but an expanded national effort to prevent suicide demands that we have evidence of what actually works. Andrew Trounson of the University of Melbourne writing in Pursuit, discusses […]
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