Food security is the focus for a major innovation project
People around Europe are to be given the tools to obtain affordable, sustainable and nutritious food thanks to research from Cardiff University. The university says Professor Roberta Sonnino is overall scientific coordinator for FOODTRAILS, a €12m Horizon 2020 innovation project which starts in the autumn. Funded by the European Commission, it will focus on implementing … Continue reading Food security is the focus for a major innovation project
New app to implement social distancing on public transport
An app that allows companies to optimise social distancing measures on public transport has been created by a group of Cardiff University students. Cardiff University says the app, created by three mathematics PhD students, can be used by public transport companies to implement seating plans or by passengers to select a safe seat in which … Continue reading New app to implement social distancing on public transport
New pinprick blood test for coronavirus
A convenient, low cost blood test for Covid-19 has been developed by scientists in Wales. Cardiff University reports its researchers have worked with colleagues from the University Hospital of Wales and the Welsh Blood Service to develop DBS methods for testing Covid-19 antibodies in adults. Dried blood spot (DBS) samples have been used since the … Continue reading New pinprick blood test for coronavirus
You can see it in their eyes: Traumatic events leave a mark on the pupils
The pupils of people with post-traumatic stress disorder respond differently to those without the condition when they look at emotional images, a new study has found. PTSD can occur following a distressing event and causes greater sensitivity, or hyperarousal, to everyday events and an inability to switch off and relax. Cardiff University reports researchers measured … Continue reading You can see it in their eyes: Traumatic events leave a mark on the pupils
Spinning chemicals for faster reactions
Cardiff University scientists have devised a new way of making reactions up to seventy times faster by using state of the art equipment to spin chemicals around. They found that efficient mixing within a chemical reaction could be achieved by spinning chemicals and catalysts around in a small tube, causing the reactions to happen much … Continue reading Spinning chemicals for faster reactions
Researchers look at how coronavirus affects pregnancy
Cardiff University and Imperial College London are building a global registry of women affected by Covid-19 in pregnancy. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. Cardiff University’s Centre for Trials Research (CTR) … Continue reading Researchers look at how coronavirus affects pregnancy
Wales’ lead role in antibody transfusion treatment for coronavirus
Covid-19 convalescent plasma is a blood donation extract taken from people who have recovered from coronavirus. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. Wales is playing a leading role in a UK … Continue reading Wales’ lead role in antibody transfusion treatment for coronavirus
Freeze frame movies to unlock the drugs of the future
Scientists are taking snapshots of chemical reactions in a quadrillionth of a second in the hope of developing the next generation of antibiotics and anti-viral drugs. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local … Continue reading Freeze frame movies to unlock the drugs of the future
E-whiteboards helping to share vital health information
Innovation experts at Swansea University are playing a key role in improving the way hospitals use information about patients. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. The university says staff from the … Continue reading E-whiteboards helping to share vital health information
Cardiff University cancer researchers switch to helping develop a coronavirus vaccine
The team at Cardiff University School of Medicine usually work on reprogramming viruses so they can target and kill cancer, but are now focusing their efforts to help in the fight against coronavirus. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information … Continue reading Cardiff University cancer researchers switch to helping develop a coronavirus vaccine
