Bacterial infections could be the trigger for type 1 diabetes, according to new research by Cardiff University. For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. The new research showed that killer T-cells, a type … Continue reading Bacteria triggers type 1 diabetes

New research led by Cardiff University confirms that for women with an uncomplicated pregnancy, having a water birth is as safe as leaving the water before birth. Cardiff University says researchers looked at the birth experiences of over eighty seven thousand women with an uncomplicated pregnancy who used water immersion during labour for comfort and … Continue reading Are water births safe?

Children and young people in Wales who rely on technology to communicate now have access to young Welsh accented voices and Welsh language versions, the Welsh Government has announced. Children and young people in Wales have until now only been able to choose between High Tech Communication Aids with English and Scottish accents, and adult … Continue reading Welsh language and regional accented voices created for children who rely on technology to communicate

Doctors have successfully used vaccination to treat a man with Covid-19 in what is thought to be the first instance of the vaccine being used for therapy instead of prevention. Cardiff University reports the virus was finally cleared Ian Lester’s body after clinicians from the Immunodeficiency Centre for Wales, at University Hospital of Wales in … Continue reading Vaccination used to successfully treat Covid-19 for the first time

A plastic surgeon in Morriston Hospital has invented a specialist instrument for use in breast reconstruction surgery and named it the Swansea Retractor after the city where he works. Swansea Bay University Health Board reports Muhammad Umair Javed, a consultant plastic and reconstructive breast surgeon based in the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, … Continue reading New surgical instrument invented by Swansea plastic surgeon

Major plans for a new £132m life science, wellbeing and sports campuses project in Swansea are gathering pace. The project is one of nine forming part of the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Deal investment across the Swansea Bay City Region. Estimated to be worth more than £150m to the regional economy, Swansea Council says the … Continue reading The high-tech sports and medical projects which could bring over 1,000 jobs to Swansea

The Welsh Government has announced more medical students will spend all of their training in North Wales as part of moves towards establishing a medical school there. In a written statement, Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services, said “I would like to thank Professor Elizabeth Treasure, chair of the North Wales Medical School … Continue reading Investment in students is the next step to a North Wales medical school

A new regional health economics network is being launched by Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards of Bangor University. The Public Health and Prevention Economics Research Group network will link researchers working in the economics of public health and preventative interventions across Bangor University and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). As the UK emerges from the … Continue reading New regional health economics network for North Wales

Swansea University is looking for volunteers from South Wales to be part of vital research into how an over the counter nasal spray could help protect against Covid-19. Swansea University says its scientists are investigating if Carragelose, which contains a form of seaweed, could prevent Covid-19 or reduce the severity of its symptoms. They are … Continue reading Your chance to be part of research into how a nasal spray could help combat Covid-19

A brain pressure disorder that especially affects women, causing severe headaches and sometimes permanent sight loss, has risen sixfold in fifteen years, and is linked to obesity and deprivation, according to a new study by Swansea University researchers. Rates of emergency hospital admissions in Wales for people with the disorder were also five times higher … Continue reading Sixfold rise in a brain pressure disorder linked with obesity and deprivation