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Gout sufferers are missing out on recommended treatment
December 23 2014 Only a minority of gout sufferers in England receive the recommended treatment to […]
Appears in Issue 5
Tags: Dr Chang-Fu Kuo, eliminate the crystals, gout, JAMA, lowers uric acid levels, missing out recommended treatment, potentially curative treatment, research, urate-lowering treatment
Diagnosing the past to predict the future of Salmonella infections
December 22 2014 Different strains of Salmonella behave in different ways. Understanding how and why four […]
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Tags: bacteria, Cambridge, cattle, chickens, food poisoning, genome evolution, immune response, immune-modulation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Professor Paul Barrow, research, S. Enteritidis, Salmonella infections, Salmonella microorganisms, Sanger Institute
New PG studentship and improvements in animal welfare for stroke research
December 17 2014 Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of […]
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Tags: adult disability, animal welfare, Dr Rebecca Trueman, Dr Trueman, Dr Vicky Robinson, National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, new drug therapies, rehabilitative strategies, research, School of Life Sciences, stroke, Studentships
Study sheds new light on relationship between personality and health
December 11 2014 Researchers have found new evidence that explains how some aspects of our personality […]
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Tags: expression of genes, Gene expression analysis, health psychologists, immune systems, negative emotions, personality traits, Professor Kavita Vedhara, Psychoneuroendocrinology, relationship between personality and health, research, School of Medicine
C2Hear: new how-to multimedia videos to increase hearing aid use
December 11 2014 New hearing aid users who struggle to make the most of their device […]
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Tags: British Academy of Audiology, C2Hear programme, Dr Melanie Ferguson, Dr Roy Harris, funding, Health E-learning and Media, hearing aid, National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Audiology Services, Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Professor Heather Wharrad, research, School of Health Science, Technology Transfer team
Coeliac disease does not increase clinical consultations for fertility problems
December 3 2014 Women with coeliac disease present with fertility problems no more often than women […]
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Tags: adverse reaction to gluten, American Gastroenterological Association, clinical consultations, coeliac disease, digestive condition, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Dr Nafeesa Dhalwani, fertility, Gastroenterology, research
Children’s falls linked to parents’ safety behaviour, study finds
December 3 2014 Parents of children who fell at home were more likely not to use […]
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Tags: Children’s falls, emergency departments, falls from furniture, injury, JAMA Pediatrics, National Institute for Health Research, Primary Care Research, Professor Denise Kendrick, research, safety behaviours
National survey to shape the future of hearing loss research
November 27 2014 People whose lives have been touched by hearing loss are being offered the […]
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Tags: diagnosis and management, funding, Hearing Link, hearing loss, Helen Henshaw, Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research, National Institute for Health Research, National survey, Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham Hospitals Charity, online survey, prevention, research