We’re used to seeing the humble midge around the Scottish countryside, but now scientists are asking people in Scotland to be on the lookout for mosquitoes, as new research shows they can be found in many locations across the country. Mosquito Scotland – a collaborative project between the University of Glasgow, the MRC-UofG Centre for […]
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New research carried out by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has identified the complex issues that arise in the care of children with life-limiting conditions in Scotland. The extensive research project included interviews with both parents of children with life-limiting conditions and the healthcare professionals who treat them, producing a set of recommendations which aim to […]
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Insights into adolescent mental health in Scotland: A national report, carried out every four years in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), presenting data on adolescent health and wellbeing has provided a special focus insight into young people’s mental health in Scotland. The latest report also enables comparison of adolescent health and wellbeing before […]
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Alternatives to hospital admissions for children insufficient, new report claims: There are record numbers of unwell children being admitted to Scottish hospitals and the current new alternatives being used are insufficient, a new University of Aberdeen study concludes. The researchers are calling for the introduction of a “Hospital at Home” service for those children who […]
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Huntington’s disease cases in Northern Scotland up nearly 50% in 30 years: The number of people with a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease (HD) in Northern Scotland has increased by almost 50% over the last 30 years according to a new University of Aberdeen study. The region has rates of Huntington’s disease that are among the […]
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have been researching how well people in Scotland have adopted Covid-19 preventative behaviours such as the FACTS guidance issued by the Scottish Government. The results so far show that the majority of Scots are following the guidance although women are better than men and young people at following the […]
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Fewer under-5s admitted to hospital during ‘take it right outside‘ smoking campaign The number of under-five-year-olds admitted to hospital with asthma related complaints dropped following the Take it Right Outside campaign in Scotland, researchers have found. Take it Right Outside was a national mass media initiative launched in 2014 encouraging smokers to smoke cigarettes outside […]
Families’ experiences to shape future of sick kids’ services across Scotland in response to recent study conducted by The University of Aberdeen. Parents and carers of children who have had a short stay in hospital within the last 12-18 months are being asked to help share their experiences and provide information to shape the future […]
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Sarcoma UK is disappointed to see that life extending cancer drug trabectedin (Yondelis) will not be made available routinely on the NHS to sarcoma patients in Scotland. Trabectedin, a chemotherapy drug which has been routinely available in the rest of the UK for over a decade, has been denied approval for regular use in Scotland […]
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Children from the most income deprived areas experienced similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the least deprived areas experienced in one week. This was the finding of new collaborative research between the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, which was published today in the journal Tobacco Control. The researchers used GPS-trackers […]
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