£2.3m clinical trial to improve treatment of liver cirrhosis
The University of Birmingham will play a leading role in a new £2.3m clinical trial aimed at improving treatment to prevent potentially deadly bleeding in people with liver cirrhosis. The University of Birmingham understands the CALIBRE (Carvedilol versus variceal band ligation in primary prevention of variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis) trial is to be the … Continue reading £2.3m clinical trial to improve treatment of liver cirrhosis
University of Liverpool to lead diabetic eye disease project
The University of Liverpool is to lead on a £1.15m international research project to help transform early detection of diabetic eye disease in developing countries. The University of Liverpool reports its researchers, along with colleagues at St Paul’s Eye Unit in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Peking University People’s Hospital aim to transform early … Continue reading University of Liverpool to lead diabetic eye disease project
AI software to be piloted for pregnancy screening
MedaPhor have announced the first pilot of its ScanNav real time image analysis software at the Foetal Medicine Department of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust. ScanNav is believed to be the first CE marked AI system to carry out an automated, real time “peer review” of obstetric ultrasound images as someone is scanned. Monitoring … Continue reading AI software to be piloted for pregnancy screening
Immediate breast reconstruction doesn’t delay chemo
Having immediate reconstruction following a mastectomy does not delay the start of adjuvant breast cancer therapy but may increase the likelihood of complications requiring hospital readmission in the first six weeks after surgery, according to new research led by researchers at the University of Bristol and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital presented at the UK … Continue reading Immediate breast reconstruction doesn’t delay chemo
Mould in lungs discovery paves way for treating asthma
A team at the University of Manchester have found that in a minority of people they studied, the standard treatment for asthma, oral steroids, was associated with increased levels of the treatable mould Aspergillus in the lung. The University of Manchester reports the findings could be of valuable help to people with asthma who have … Continue reading Mould in lungs discovery paves way for treating asthma
Gestational diabetes in pregnancy increases health risks
Women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy have a higher than usual risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease in the future, according to new research led by the University of Birmingham. The University of Birmingham reports the retrospective cohort study, a collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Auckland, … Continue reading Gestational diabetes in pregnancy increases health risks
Celixir gets approval for potentially pivotal clinical trial
Celixir, a private company discovering and developing lifesaving regenerative medicines, has announced it has received formal clinical trial application (CTA) approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to initiate a Phase IIb human clinical trial with its Heartcel medicine for the treatment of moderate to severe adult heart failure. Heart failure affects over … Continue reading Celixir gets approval for potentially pivotal clinical trial
Testing blood after an accident could save lives
Scientists hope to have paved the way for the development of potentially new life saving treatments to be administered to seriously injured patients in the critical first hour of injury. The University of Birmingham reports, by testing the blood samples of ninety one people at the scene of major accidents, scientists were able for the … Continue reading Testing blood after an accident could save lives
App to prevent self harm and suicidal thoughts
A new app to help people who are considering self harm or having suicidal thoughts is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. The distrACT app which has been designed by doctors with young adults and University of Bristol researchers to provide easy, quick and discreet access to general health … Continue reading App to prevent self harm and suicidal thoughts
Blood test could help predict return of skin cancer
Scientists at the CRUK Manchester Institute, based at the University of Manchester, have discovered that testing the blood of people with skin cancer for tumour DNA could help predict the chances of an aggressive cancer returning. The University of Manchester reports the findings, published in the Annals of Oncology, could pave the way to identifying … Continue reading Blood test could help predict return of skin cancer
