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Study highlights under 5s at risk from broken bones
24 November 2014 Public health researchers have discovered new clues about which children under five years […]
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Tags: Archives of Disease in Childhood, broken bones, children, Dr Ruth Baker, epidemiological survey, injury prevention, injury prevention initiatives, public health, research, risk factors for fractures, School of Medicine, The Health Improvement Network
Primary care research in Nottingham shares £30m funding boost
November 20 2014 The Division of Primary Care at The University of Nottingham, along with eight […]
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Tags: £30 millions, Bristol University, Keele University, Newcastle University, NHS priorities, primary care researchers, Professor Tony Avery, research funding, School for Primary Care Research, The Division of Primary Care, The National Institute for Health Research, The University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton
Blood vessel protein could be harnessed to treat prostate tumours
November 10 2014 Research involving Nottingham academics has shown that a signal protein that plays a […]
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Tags: anti-angiogenic, BBSRC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Bristol University, Cancer Biology Unit, Dr Sebastian Oltean, new drugs, Oncogene, Oncology, proangiogenic, Professor David Bates, prognosis, prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer UK, research, Richard Bright VEGF Research Trust, School of Medicine, signal protein vascular endothelial growth factor
Research could offer new hope for patients with cardiovascular disease
November 2 2014 New research has shown a protein that controls the growth of new blood vessels […]
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Tags: antiangiogenic VEGF, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Biology Unit, cardiovascular disease, Dr Shannon Amoils, leg amputation, National institutes of Health, Nature Medicine, new blood vessel growth, peripheral arterial disease, proangiogenic VEGF, Professor David Bates, research, signal protein vascular endothelial growth factor, symptomatic arterial disease
New research centre to focus on the function of the human mind
October 30 2014 A new Centre of Excellence has been unveiled by the Institute of Mental […]
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Tags: Centre of Excellence, eye-tracking technology, Institute of Mental Health, neuroimaging, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Professor Peter Liddle, RECOGNeyes, research, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre, The Centre for Translational Neuroimaging for Mental Health
Pumpkins can ward off more than evil spirits
October 28 2014 They ward off evil spirits on Halloween, their juice is much loved by […]
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Tags: Abant Izzet Baysal University, cucurbits, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Dr Gary Adams, Halloween, macromolecules, medicinal properties, pumpkin seeds, Pumpkins, School of Biosciences
New research calls for more action to prevent childhood injuries
October 27 2014 Young children from socially-deprived households are still most at risk from injuries in […]
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Tags: burns, childhood injuries, Dr Elizabeth Orton, fractures, injury-related health inequalities, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, PLOS one, poisonings, research, socially-deprived households, Socio-economic deprivation, The Health Improvement Network, Townsend Index of material deprivation
£9m for MRI in Nottingham to revolutionise research into disease
October 23 2014 When Nobel Prize winner Sir Peter Mansfield constructed the very first MRI scanner […]
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Tags: ARUK National Pain Centre, exercise, funding, magnetic resonance imaging, Medical Research Council, MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, MRI, NIHR Biomedical Research Units, Professor Ian Hall, Professor Peter Morris, Sir Peter Mansfield, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, the ARUK Centre for Sport, the Institute of Mental Health, the Respiratory Disease Research Centres