The superior size and complexity of the human brain compared to other mammals may actually originate from fewer initial starting materials, new research has suggested. A team from the University of Oxford and Cardiff University, who reported on the story, have used mathematical models to re-enact the complex process of brain development that occurs as … Continue reading For bigger brains less is more

Pouring emollient additives into a bath does not add any benefit over the standard management practices of eczema, according to a new study. In the largest trial of emollient bath additives to date, Cardiff University reports four hundred and eighty two children were randomly allocated to two groups. One group was asked to use bath … Continue reading Bath additives ineffective for eczema

For the first time scientists around the world, with leading contributions from the UK’s world class centres of psychiatric genetics research, largely funded by the Medical Research Council, at Cardiff University, the University of Edinburgh and King’s College London, have been able to combine DNA data on a large enough sample to pinpoint which locations … Continue reading Revolution in the understanding of depression

Researchers have found children infected with malaria give off a distinctive smell through their skin which makes them even more attractive to mosquitoes. In research published today a team including scientists from Cardiff University, who reported on the study, have been able to identify this unique chemical fingerprint for the very first time, opening up … Continue reading Mosquitos like the smell of malaria infected children

A new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe and nasty side effects associated with many cancer therapies, according to researchers at Cardiff University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Cardiff University reports the method involves the use of a new type … Continue reading Improved method of delivering anti-cancer drugs

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are prone to mental health disorders, and their children face an increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study by researchers at Cardiff University’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute. PCOS affects 7-10% of women of childbearing age. … Continue reading PCOS link to ADHD and autism spectrum disorder

Renishaw is working with the Cardiff University Dental Hospital (CUDH) to develop 3D printed cobalt chrome removable partial dentures. Though 3D printed dental and medical implants have been in the news lately, more affordable removable partial dentures, which do not require invasive surgery, have seen consistent year on year growth. Currently, removable partial dentures are … Continue reading Collaboration to develop 3D printed dentures

The first NHS-led clinical trial for thyroid eye disease (TED), a disfiguring condition causing protruding eyes, double vision and swelling around the eyes, has shown that widely used, expensive and time consuming radiotherapy treatment does not help people who are also given steroid tablets. However, disease severity was reduced in people who also received antiproliferative … Continue reading First NHS-led clinical trial for thyroid eye disease

Concussion has become such a problem that researchers have now found players are more likely than not to sustain a concussion after twenty five matches in a single season. This rate, which came from an analysis of the 2015/16 rugby union data, was three times higher than the second most frequent injury, thigh haematoma (dead … Continue reading Concussion more likely than not after 25 rugby matches

The home of one of Europe’s most powerful MRI scanners has also become the home of the world’s first virtual artist in residence, as an autonomous computer artist takes its place amongst researchers at Cardiff University’s Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Cardiff University reports The Painting Fool, a computer program and aspiring painter on a … Continue reading Painting Fool at CUBRIC